This week: Colleges and high schools doing their part for financial literacy; a new, free, online, financial-literacy course goes live; and tips to help your kids learn some valuable money lessons.
- Colleges are helping students reduce their debt by the time they graduate by teaching them the about credit card debt. One program cancels a percentage of student loans replacing them with grants.
- Students at Green High School in Ironton, OH ave been a little ahead of the educational curve the past few years, with many taking the financial literacy class taught by business teacher Mindy Clark. Starting next school year, financial literacy or some version of it will be a required part of the curriculum for all high school students.
- This free course teaches the basics of what people need to know about personal financial management, and has introduced many people to the power of online, interactive self-paced learning.
- A number of local high school seniors from Martinsville, VA got a financial wake-up call Thursday as they received careers, cars, bills and debt for a day.
- Some tips to help women teach their children about financial responsibility, sharing, and the connection between money and values.
