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Study: Many Americans Experience Job Opportunity Loss for Not Having Academic Degree

by Ronald Roach , August 18, 2008

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Nonetheless, organizations, such as EducationDynamics, are working to expand college education opportunities for working adults. EducationDynamics officials have established Project Working Mom, an education advocacy campaign that awards full scholarships to working mothers to help them overcome barriers of time, money and lack of encouragement to obtain a college education. Visitors to Project Working Mom (http://www.projectworkingmom.com/) can apply for a full scholarship to one of five participating online universities: American Sentinel University, Ashford University, Capella University, Everest University and Penn Foster College. The key component of their academic programs is that they are geared to working adults, according to EducationDynamics. The deadline to apply for a scholarship is Aug. 31

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