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Archive for the ‘financial literacy’ Category
29 Jul
Pocket Entrepreneurs Benefit from Teenage Philanthropists | Edutopia
It’s great to see high school students involved in microfinance, and in turn learning lessons in finance, leadership and social entrepreneurship. Could this be used on a wider scale to help teach financial literacy to youth? Pocket Entrepreneurs Benefit from Teenage Philanthropists | Edutopia Reveca, a mother of four, struggles to support her family by [...]
13 Jul
WNYC – News – Many New Yorkers Live in Zip Codes Without Banks
I heard this on the radio this morning. This sounds like the Lower East Side of Manhattan before they started the LES People’s Federal Credit Union. Now the neighborhood has changed and there are many banks in the WNYC – News – Many New Yorkers Live in Zip Codes Without Banks – NEW YORK, NY [...]
30 Jun
Expiration of mayoral control of NYC schools
This is sad because of the ridiculousness of the senate to waste our money but mostly because our children’s educations will suffer, financial and otherwise. STATEMENT BY GEOFFREY CANADA ON EXPIRATION OF MAYORAL CONTROL LEGISLATION NEW YORK, NY – Geoffrey Canada, Chairman of the Board of Learn NY, released the following statement regarding the expiration [...]
8 Jun
Putting the Bad Behavior in Check
After reading this article in the New York Times Finding Financial Advice in an Age of Bad Behavior regarding some Financial Advisors from the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors being brought up on charges, here is a summary of tips from the article – Check the legitimacy of planners’ credentials – Credentials such as [...]
3 Jun
NPR Technology Podcast – Managing your Finances Online
I subscribe to the NPR: Technology podcast and am a little behind in listening. Yesterday I just listened to an episode that focused on using online resources to manage your finances. Link to NPR Podcast – Beyond The Kitchen Table: Sorting Finances Online Link to Online Financial Resources – List of Financial Website from Omar [...]
3 Jun
Kids Count Online Curriculum
Networks Financial Institute at Indiana State University (NFI) is doing great things, creating online curriculum that elementary school teachers can easily work into their math, economics, and reading lessons. A note from Kids Count – Site by site, tweet by tweet, click by click…elementary educators throughout the nation are learning how they can introduce the [...]
2 Jun
Cincinnati Public Schools to teach financial concepts in K-12
I have read several articles about schools mandating financial literacy curricula. Here’s one from the Cincinnati Business Courier – Cincinnati Public Schools Superintendent Mary Ronan introduced on Tuesday a plan to teach a financial education to CPS students from kindergarten through grade 12. Ronan made the announcement at a news conference with Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor. [...]
