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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;At UW-Whitewater, you&amp;rsquo;ll also receive personal academic advising. This means we&amp;rsquo;ll help you build a plan based on your prior education, such as considering the credits you&amp;rsquo;ve already earned in your associate degree program and your current work and family schedule.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;More and more employers in the childhood education field, and especially in child care, are seeking candidates with a bachelor's degree. The Wisconsin Early Childhood Association has also established its &lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://wisconsinearlychildhood.org/programs/reward/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;REWARD stipend program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt; to encourage continuing education. Give yourself an edge by advancing your education.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</BodyCopy>
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