Get Your Job to Pay for School |
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 Wanting to go back to school and being able to pay for it are two different things, but luckily lots of employers offer tuition assistance perks to make sure they're got a competitive, educated, and well-trained staff. After all, it's easier to pay for a great employee to go back to school than to recruit and train new employees who'll need to learn your business from the ground up.
To encourage
your job to pay for school:
- See HR or talk to your manager to see if tuition reimbursement already an established perk.
- Explain to your manager how this schooling will make you a better employee.
- Use a school's course catalog to make a mock schedule of the classes you would like to take your first and second semesters. This way, your manager has a tangible example of what you'll be studying.
- If you will be earning your degree online (easier by far when you're an adult
with a full-time job), explain that with e-learning, you learn on your own time, which ensures it won't interfere with your workday.
To get started finding the degree for you, look below to our most sought-after online degrees:
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Top 10 Back-to-School Brain Foods |
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 The
foods and beverages you consume throughout the day can work for or against you
when you are poring over challenging course material. Learn what the Top 10 Back-to-School Brain Foods
are, and make sure they make it into your shopping cart and, ultimately, your body for optimal brain function.
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Project Working Mom Is Back! |
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 Project Working Mom is awarding 285 full tuition scholarships (worth an amazing $5 million) for online study at any of eight accredited, quality schools.
The next deadline to apply is April 27. Visit the Project Working Mom site to apply, learn more about PWM, and get great information about being a working parent, earning a degree, funding your education, and improving your time management skills.
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Meet Scott! |
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 Master's in Education
Walden University
Says this married father of three, "Education was a family goal. We put the plan into action together."
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Weekly Highlights |
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 Important Message!
Before we give you your weekly Community highlights, we wanted to
share the exciting news: The eLearners Community got a big facelift! Click the image on the left or a link below to see the brand new design!
This week's highlight from the Online Education Blogs:
A new question from our
Distance Learning Discussion Forums:
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