Every year, thousands of women apply for the Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women hoping to receive financial support for their dream of attaining a degree. They are often single mothers and survivors of domestic or sexual violence, Read More
Category: Education
Let Her Learn to Fail So She Can Learn to Succeed
When my youngest daughter, Annabelle, balked at taking a test to see if she qualified for the gifted/talented program at her new school, I let it slide. “What if I don’t pass?” she fretted. “That would be horrible. I don’t Read More
Let’s Talk About Sex (Ed)!
During training to become a sexual assault victim advocate, we heard from counselors, law enforcement, and medical staff on how to be equipped when assisting victims of all ages. One of the things that stuck with me was a story Read More
How to Survive Night School
When I decided to enroll in law school, I knew I couldn’t drop everything and return to life as a full-time student unless I also lived out of my car in the school parking lot. I had no choice but Read More
10 Quotes to Inspire Recent Grads
Graduating from college can be scary, exciting, stressful, and fulfilling. There is a complicated mix of emotions when you finish a major chapter in your life, and sometimes things feel like they don’t make sense. But by remembering that so Read More
25 Women’s Education Quotes that Prove School Matters
Education is the key for women to achieve economic independence. Although women in the majority of countries have the right to an education, equal access to education for women remains a problem. In developing and developed countries alike, millions women Read More
Education: Giving Keys to Girls Like Francia
One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is our only solution. – Malala Yousafzai Her name was Francia. She was the sweetest but most incredibly shy young girl who preferred to speak with Read More
A Teen Girl’s Guide for Turning Dreams into Plans
The way I have always set goals for my future is by being aspirational as I can imagine; something I have done since I was a little girl. Maybe my aspirations when I were younger were quite bizarre in the Read More
What You Need to Know About the Big FAFSA Changes
For the 2017-2018 FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), students should be aware of two significant changes in the application process that will affect them starting in 2016. 1. You can submit FAFSA earlier Whereas previously the open application Read More
8 Essential Facts You Need to Know About the FAFSA
Did you know that lacking a college degree is one of the strongest indicators of poverty? For anyone – but especially for women – education is a powerful way to empower themselves socially and economically so they can have a better Read More