Education Oct 31 Pushing past home economics stereotypes, these FCS teachers prepare students for a modern workforce “It's the whole gamut of life skills,” said Christina Loyd, a family and consumer sciences teacher in Center Ridge, Arkansas. The focus of her classes includes both hard skills, like financial literacy, and soft skills, like how to present oneself… By Vic Pasquantonio
Economy Jun 02 Watch 9:11 How racial disparities in financial education affect America’s wealth gap Knowing how to budget and save money are important skills, but not everyone is taught how to do so. Only 25 states require high schoolers to take a personal finance class, and schools with predominantly Black and brown students are… By Laura Barrón-López, Kaisha Young, Mekhi Hill
Education Jul 31 Watch 6:08 Today’s kids start lemonade stands with a business plan It's the American summertime symbol of entrepreneurship: the lemonade stand. It might evoke nostalgic visions, but today nonprofits are using these rites of childhood to nurture budding business skills and entrepreneurial thinking. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week reports. By Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week
Education Apr 26 Can students improve financial management with help from peers? A lack of basic financial knowledge and advice is aggravating student debt and defaults. Student financial ambassadors are looking to help. By Timothy Pratt, The Hechinger Report
Jan 29 Why are millennials turning to payday loans and pawn shops? By Kristen Doerer More millennials are turning to payday loans and pawn shops for much needed cash -- moves that can provide immediate relief, but often result in deeper debt. Continue reading
Feb 11 Lessons from Downton Abbey about women and money By Simone Pathe Not only are American women less financially savvy than American men, they also report lower confidence in their financial literacy. The same is true across market-driven economies in Europe. But that's not an altogether bad thing. Look no farther than… Continue reading
Jul 10 U.S. teens rank between Latvia and Russia on financial literacy, far below Shanghai By Simone Pathe American teens may work summer jobs and manage money on their smartphones, but their financial literacy places them between Latvia and Russia, and far below 15-year-olds in Shanghai, who achieved the highest average score on the largest youth financial literacy… Continue reading
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Dec 15 Watch Life in the cash economy for “underbanked” Americans By PBS News Hour Nearly 20% of low income US households are "underbanked," according to the FDIC. But is providing access to traditional, mainstream financial services the best solution for everyone? A professor does double duty as a New York City check casher and… Continue watching