subject: Don't Put Your Education on the Back Burner, Moms [print this page] Don't Put Your Education on the Back Burner, Moms
Intelligence and hard work are vital components to professional and personal success. Unfortunately many people don't have access to quality education opportunities. Helping single and working mothers gain education is one way to help prevent the cycle from repeating. Awarding school grants to eager mothers is one way to improve the landscape of educational opportunities. The Obama-approved program began in 2009 as a way to help send stay-at-home and working moms back to school. Being awarded the $5,000 Pell Grant can go a long way toward attending a great college or university. The $5,000 can go toward paying for tuition and books or for childcare during class hours. Hopefully this lack of undue restrictions helps moms realize the opportunities available to them. The list of acceptable fields of study is one area of great variety. College and university majors of all kinds are open and available to study. Science, industry, arts and literature and history are just some of the areas of interest that many people hope can lead to a fulfilling career. Accomplishing personal work goals always begins with taking advantage of good opportunities. Since no one can predict the future, it's important to prime yourself now. That can begin by taking advantage of the Pell Grant award for moms. Even as you're sitting at home you can gain understanding of career prospects by doing web research. One important research tool is the Occupational Outlook Handbook, or OOH. The OOH is a Department of Labor publication that compiles current information about employment practices. Based on a ten year period, this guide also makes projections about how each sector and specific careers will develop. CareerOneStop is another federal resource. There are many sites out there, but it's entirely possible to find good resources about career development. There is plenty of information available on the web, but often the similarities can help you focus your interests. It's important that educational opportunities don't suffer because of a recession. Preparing during slow times is an important way to ensure that needs are met when thing pick up. The Scholarships for Moms program can help ensure that mothers are in a better position financially in the coming years.
