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A Partnership Is Granting Scholarships for Working Mothers to Attend College Online
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ACCORDING TO U-S CENSUS DATA, MORE THAN 80-PERCENT OF THE 10-MILLION
SINGLE WORKING-MOMS IN THE U-S LACK THE EDUCATION THEY NEED TO ADVANCE
IN A CAREER--AND ONLY 22-PERCENT EARN MORE THAN 30-THOUSAND DOLLARS, PER
YEAR. THERE'S AN OVERLOOKED CRISIS IN AMERICA--AND NOW, ONE
COMPANY HAS PARTNERED WITH SEVERAL SCHOOLS, TO HELP.
"PROJECT WORKING MOM" IS PARTNERING WITH COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES TO GRANT FULL-RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS, TO ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE,
TOTALING MORE THAN TWO-MILLION DOLLARS. DOCTOR MARY
GATTA [AS IN "CAT"]--THE DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE POLICY AND
RESEARCH AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY'S "CENTER FOR WOMEN
AND WORK"--EXPLAINS THE CRISIS...
(GATTA):
"EIGHT-MILLION MOMS LACK THE EDUCATION THEY NEED TO ADVANCE
IN A MEANINGFUL CAREER--AND ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND THE FINANCIAL AID TO
MAKE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL A REALITY. EDUCATION AND SKILLS-TRAINING
IS VITAL TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THESE WOMEN--AND THEIR FAMILIES.
IN FACT, A PILOT PROGRAM IN NEW JERSEY FOUND THAT ONLINE LEARNING
INCREASED THE AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE OF 128 WORKING MOTHERS, BY 14-PERCENT."
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FOR A "PROJECT WORKING MOM" FULL-RIDE-SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION, AND MORE
INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM, VISIT
W-W-W-DOT-"PROJECT-WORKING-MOM"-DOT-COM.
