| If you want to be successful, getting a good education | | | | costs. At less expensive schools in particular this is a |
| is a good start. Since his campaign to become | | | | big credit. A grant for a working mother as well as a |
| President, Barack Obama has made education a key | | | | tax credit can help fund much-appreciated educational |
| issue. Many important people are focused on | | | | advancement. Study options are wide open. With a |
| increasing scholarship opportunities and improving | | | | few less money worries, more single mothers can |
| education. Expenses like college tuition and housing | | | | attend college. Increasing educational opportunity and |
| grow even as the economy suffers. Tuition and | | | | performance is undoubtedly one of the President's |
| housing costs often far exceed scholarship offers. | | | | goals. With the recent passage of the economic |
| Many potential students suffer and are unable to | | | | stimulus plan, a lot of college loans will be offered by |
| afford to go to college. One group that is particularly hit | | | | the government. The administration is also focusing on |
| hard is single mothers. More education helps single | | | | improving the performance of schools at all levels. |
| mothers achieve on their jobs and take care of their | | | | Another goal is to encourage more students to attend |
| families. Creating college grants for moms is one way | | | | community colleges. Community colleges are more |
| the President is dealing with this issue. If you've heard | | | | than a stepping stone on the way to a university. They |
| of Obama grants for moms, know that people are | | | | are valuable institutions. In a 2007 speech called |
| referring to Federal Pell Grants. Currently students can | | | | Reclaiming the American Dream, the President said |
| earn about $5,350 through a Pell grant. This is an | | | | that making college education more available is "the |
| increase of $1,000 over the previous maximum, and | | | | best investment we can make in our future." With the |
| the goal is to help working mothers return to school. | | | | measures he has taken to this point, the President has |
| Working mothers can pay for tuition and books or | | | | demonstrated he means his words. Scholarships for |
| even daycare if that allows them to attend school. The | | | | moms are only a small part of the mission to help |
| American Opportunity Tax Credit is also a very | | | | educate more people. Traditional and non-traditional |
| valuable program. This tax credit makes a way for | | | | students alike have numerous opportunities to put their |
| students to write off the first $4,000 of their education | | | | education first. |