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States implement programs to increase college access
Posted on Apr 7, 2011 by JRF |
The College Access Challenge Grant (CACG) Program has increased yearly funding to $150 million in grants awarded to low-income students enrolling in postsecondary education. The fifteen western states have been challenged along with the federal government and non-profit agencies to promote access...
Mom's Other Job
Posted on Mar 29, 2011 by JRF |
As every parent knows, it’s a full time job raising kids. But what about that other full time job, the one where you have to go to the office? Many women employed outside the home come across the difficulty of balancing work and family. What do you do when your child needs to come home sick from...
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Study urges working students to keep it up!
Posted on Mar 10, 2011 by JRF |
A recent study from the University of Phoenix Research Institute found that, “Americans who postpone college, then earn their degree while working, are estimated to make an average 22% return on their investment in education over the course of their lifetime." The return on investment for tr...
Tagged: jrf, scholarship fund, higher education
UN knows education is key
Posted on Mar 3, 2011 by JRF |
The United Nations is winding up its 55th annual session, which this year focused on the status of women. The Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said, “Investing in women and girls is a force multiplier.” What she means, is that increasing access to education for women, even primary educ...
Tagged: un commission, lowincome, women, jrf scholars
From 'No Girls Allowed' to 'Girls Rule'
Posted on Feb 17, 2011 by JRF |
The ‘no girls allowed’ policy on college campuses seems like a school-yard myth to anyone born in the last few decades. This was not the case for women in the 1970’s who fought hard for their right to equal education, including the first class of women to attend St. Mary’s College of California....
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