<p>" After being laid off from her job as a high school teacher in Dayton, Ohio, Nicole Massey decided to go back to college. For months, she scoured the Web for ways to fund her tuition, while supporting her 10-year-old son, Tyler. So when ads turned up in Massey’s inbox claiming that President Barack Obama had created special college grants and scholarships for single mothers, her hopes soared.</p>
<p>“You see his picture,” Massey said, “so I clicked on it.” The link took her to a new window, where she was asked to enter her name, age and other information about the degree she wanted. The site then produced a list of schools that lined up with Massey’s choices.</p>
<p>Almost immediately, recruiters from for-profit colleges, including the University of Phoenix [2], Kaplan University [3], Grand Canyon University [4] and a couple of local schools, bombarded Massey with e-mails and calls.</p>
<p>“That’s when I would bring up the thing, ‘What about the Obama loans? What about the money for the single moms in the stimulus?’” she said. "And they would say, 'Well, we’ll call you back with more information about that.</p>
<p>They never did – and little wonder: '“Moms are eligible for federal financial aid generally – Pell Grants, student loans and other aid – but nothing specific to moms or single moms.” Nevertheless, the Obama mom ads have become “ubiquitous,” he said.</p>
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