| With the economy having gone down the tubes, | | | | it also will help fund mothers choosing to go to school |
| everyone is beginning to look into advancing their | | | | online. Mothers are often choosing online education |
| education and are going back to school. Obama has | | | | because they can get their higher education online and |
| recently passed new bills that are making going back | | | | do it with out having to quit their jobs or take away |
| to school much easier for low-income working and | | | | from time spent with their family. |
| stay- at- home moms. | | | | The 'Moms Return to School' Grant is not the only |
| This recent recession in the economy we have been | | | | new change to the government financial aid policies. |
| experiencing is undoubtedly the reason behind the | | | | Another Obama change has recently raised the |
| sudden high peaking of unemployment rates in our | | | | award payment for Federal Pell Grant from $4050 to |
| nation. People working average entry level jobs and | | | | $5100. Federal Pell Grant money is a big help to |
| supporting their family without the advantages of a | | | | students everywhere allowing them to pay for tuition, |
| college education tend to be the demographic that | | | | books, supplies and sometimes even basic costs of |
| suffer the most impact. With everyone worried about | | | | living. The best part about these Grants is that they |
| their immediate and long term financial future, people | | | | free if you apply and qualify. Unlike student loans there |
| are using this period as an opportunity to go back to | | | | is no interest and you don't have to give them anything |
| school and further their education so that when the | | | | back other than to make decent grades. Also be |
| economy finally recovers they will have created for | | | | aware that as of recent, moms who decide to go |
| themselves new and better opportunities for | | | | back to school are now eligible for a new type tax |
| themselves and for their families. But with all of the | | | | credit. The American Opportunity Tax Credit Program |
| teens and business men going to college, who will | | | | is giving people a break; waiving all taxes on the first |
| stand up for the education of mothers? Workings as | | | | $4000 of your higher education. Be sure to remind |
| well as stay- at- home moms often get shortchanged | | | | your tax preparer that you are a student so they can |
| when it comes to their pursuing of a higher education | | | | apply all applicable tax credits to your case. |
| because normally they cannot afford the costs | | | | Many people are suffering financially every day and |
| entailed with it or they are unable to sacrifice the duties | | | | wondering if there is a way out. Education provides |
| they have to their home and family. Obama is finding | | | | opportunities to get out of the situations they have |
| ways to give women new opportunities in education | | | | been living in. The recent recession and Obama's new |
| that they didn't have before. | | | | regime of education change have created |
| Obama recently passed a bill through that commits the | | | | opportunities for people to improve their financial help |
| government to helping moms receive their education. | | | | via education. We are being presented with more |
| The 'Moms Return to School' Government Grant is | | | | money for education than ever along with the |
| currently available to all mothers who make the | | | | opportunity to attend classes online. We need to get |
| decision to participate. Major benefits result from this | | | | motivated as a nation and not let a lack of education |
| grant including the fact that it will not only cover | | | | hold us back any longer. |
| mothers who take campus classes at an institution but | | | | |