PROJECT UPDATE
Digital Tools Field Test

Currently over 31 teachers and 1,300 students in 7 states are testing out the digital tools which include various types of calculators; videos; personal inventories related to attitudes, values, and risk disposition; and the heart of the program--the financial well-being map...

TEACHER SPOTLIGHT
I Teach to Empower Students 

Almost every day I get an eye opening glance from a student who never really speaks up or a fun story from another student about a financial situation they have been in or something that they want to know about. 

Kate Schulte

What We're Reading
"Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Poverty. They're Not."

So many of our financial maxims rely on the idea that hard work leads to success. But a recent feature in the New York Times, entitled challenges that premise...

VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
Want to Share Ideas for Teaching Students about Money? 

Please make use of our Virtual Learning Community, an online community for financial educators.  You can ask questions to teachers or curriculum authors, share and find instructional resources, and make your own library of teaching tools.

#CLASSIWISHIHAD 
Spread Awareness of the Need for Financial Education

Only 17 states have financial education requirements. Share your support of high school financial education by using #ClassIWishIHad on social media.

In real life
Start Now

"It is easier to learn and apply financial knowledge when you are young and have less to worry about..."

Ethan Ng

CAREER CORNER
Growth Over Time

"This is my first non-Fortune 100 job and now, in hindsight, it’s what I was craving: driving change in a fast-paced environment without substantial corporate bureaucracy. Earlier in my career I needed more structure, coaching, training, and other guardrails that large corporations can provide.."

Carlos Abisambra

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Summer Financial Institute

High School students are immersed in an intensive 6-week program. The curriculum includes financial literacy, lunch & learn events, simulated trading, soft skills training, leadership and professional development workshops, and tons of exposure to the financial services and tech industry. Each graduate of this program receives a funded brokerage account.

Apply at www.greenwoodproject.org

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