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Herb Kohl Foundation Scholarship applications are now available

Online applications for the 2021 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship can now be submitted at www.kohleducation.org. A total of 100 students will be chosen to receive $10,000 scholarships from among all applicants throughout the state.

Applicants must be residents of Wisconsin who will graduate from high school in 2021 and plan to continue their education at a college, university or vocational/technical school.

Students will be evaluated on academic achievement, leadership, citizenship, and school and community activities.

Completed online applications are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 17. Students should go to www.kohleducation.org/studentexcellence/ to learn more and apply.

Selection of recipients will be made by a state-level panel composed of representatives from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Cooperative Educational Service Agencies, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, several education-related associations, and community representatives.

Since the program was established in 1990, the Herb Kohl Foundation has awarded 3,000 Excellence scholarships to graduating high school students throughout the state for a total of $7.4 million.

The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Excellence Scholarship program is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools, Wisconsin Parents Association, and Cooperative Educational Service Agencies.

Eligible student-parents at Lakeshore Technical College to benefit from child care grant

Lakeshore Technical College in Cleveland has been awarded a competitive Child Care Access Means Parents In School program grant to support student-parents who are facing obstacles to successful program completion.

LTC said in a news release that the four-year, $30,000 grant will support child care fee assistance, holistic support for child care selection, CCAMPIS case coordination for recipients, and funding for educational and family enrichment activities.

In awarding the grant, the U.S. Department of Education acknowledged the financial and child care obstacles many LTC students are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The college reports 41% of its students are parents, with 88% of those students working part-time.

The grant allows LTC to use a sliding fee scale based on need and degree completion time. Up to 10 qualifying student-parents will be assisted annually, LTC said. Recipients may secure care at Lakeshore’s on-site child care center or, because of the center being full, at other high-quality third-party child care programs.

LTC offers students on-site child care at its Cleveland campus for children ages 2-6. In August, the college received approval to offer drop-in care for children ages 7-12. LTC said COVID-19 has significantly impacted the interest in the on-site child care among student-parents.

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