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Millions of Dollars in Full-Ride Scholarships Are Being Awarded to Help Working Mothers Earn Online Degrees
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ACCORDING TO U-S CENSUS DATA, 27-PERCENT OF THE NATION'S EIGHT-MILLION
SINGLE MOTHERS EARN LESS THAN 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS, PER YEAR. AND,
85-PERCENT LACK A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. IT'S A CRISIS AMONG SINGLE
WORKING MOMS--WHO TEND TO BE UNDEREDUCATED AND UNDEREMPLOYED. TO
COMBAT THE CRISIS, "PROJECT WORKING MOM" IS HELPING WOMEN
GET THE EDUCATION THAT THEY NEED TO IMPROVE BOTH THEIR LIVES AND THE
LIVES OF THEIR FAMILIES. "LIFE AS A SINGLE MOM" AUTHOR,
STEPHANIE CLARK, EXPLAINS...
(CLARK):
"THROUGH 'PROJECT WORKING MOM'--PRESENTED BY
'"E-LEARNERS"-DOT-COM'--ACCREDITED ONLINE SCHOOLS--LIKE AMERICAN
SENTINEL UNIVERSITY, ASHFORD UNIVERSITY, CAPELLA
UNIVERSITY, EVEREST UNIVERSITY, AND PENN FOSTER COLLEGE--ARE
GRANTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, IN FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO
WORKING MOTHERS, TO EARN AN ONLINE DEGREE. THE PROGRAM AIMS BOTH
TO INSPIRE WOMEN, AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED
TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL ONLINE--AND TO GET BACK ON TRACK WITH A BETTER LIFE
FOR THEMSELVES, AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES."
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY FOR A "PROJECT WORKING MOM" FULL-RIDE
SCHOLARSHIP, VISIT
"PROJECT-WORKING-MOM"-DOT-COM.
