Early financial literacy a worthy investment
Learning how to teach young students economics pays off, educators say.
Financial Literacy Certification Program
Teachers looking for new resources to support personal finance instruction in their schools can take advantage of W!SE Financial Literacy Certification Program. Offered in 30 states, this program provides instructional resources and the opportunity for high school students to become certified financially literate. Participating schools receive: teacher’s guide – a detailed curriculum outline, mapped to state and national standards directory [...]
Kenton County students create investments that count
Seventh-graders are making gains through online investment challenge.
Teachers instruct students on dollars and sense
Financial literacy not required to graduate, but it is in life.
KY Jump$tart names Financial Literacy Teachers of the Year
The Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy® recently honored three teachers who have done an exceptional job of teaching financial literacy concepts to their students. The 2011 winners of the Jump$tart Coalition Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year awards are Kristy Burberry, a business and marketing teacher at Menifee County High School in Frenchburg; Kelly Scheuher, a family and [...]
Pig E. Bank Economics
Bellarmine University will host a workshop about Pig E. Bank Economics Sept. 15. Pig E. Bank is the lead character in the Piggy Bank Primer lesson series, which teaches economic and financial literacy concepts to students in grades K-4. The latest installment in the series, 25 Cents’ Worth of History teaches economic concepts and mathematics applications using the state coins [...]
KY Jump$tart names Financial Literacy Teacher of the Year
The Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy® recently honored two teachers who have done an exceptional job of teaching financial literacy concepts to their students.