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Recent opinion pieces in the major newspapers of the US revealed glaring facts about education of average American children in the US. While the percentage of poor are rising and the divide with the rich increasing, there are more women living below poverty level. And most of them are single moms eking out a living from low wages or benefits and finding it hard to look after their kids or maintain a roof over their heads.

The best time is now for getting educated as it would pay handsomely once the economy gets back on track. But moms finding it difficult to maintain their families are not thinking about going to college. It is the last thing on their minds as they are finding it hard to make ends meet.

Education at a college or a university is very expensive these days and unless there are free grants available, it would remain a distant dream for the large section of moms from the economically weaker sections.

Greatest of all stimulus programs for moms

Among the greatest of all stimulus programs of the Obama administration is to get moms of economically weaker groups back to college. The Federal Pell Grant has been raised recently making it even easier for single moms and full moms to go to college and get a degree of their choice. They are required to meet the eligibility criteria of low income but the grant money has been raised by $1000.

The administration is also toying with the idea of further hiking it to make it even easier for moms to get a better degree at a college of their own choosing.

For availing of the Pell grant you would have to apply by filling out the FAFSA form and get all information upfront.It is just so easy to fill out these forms and apply.

Not only would all your tuition expenses be funded, but also every other incidental expense required for getting the degree. There is tax credit available for studying moms and they can get their first $4000 free of tax. Higher education is a passport to a better future and all single moms coast to coast want to benefit from the government’s stimulus program. Why give up the chance at a better education and a better life.