This month is also Financial Literacy Month.

And there is a special place that allows elementary school students to operate banks, manage restaurants, and even write checks.

The nonprofit Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada helps kids connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

Welcome to BizTown.

Inside this building on East Tropicana is a very special town.

-This is a place where you can actually be adults.

Well, like, it's kind of like a kid's version.

-A BizTown, built especially for students.

(Brendee Voshall) One of our 5th grade social studies standards is financial literacy.

And they put together this wonderful field trip, and we've been preparing-- - --to help them learn about how money works in the real world.

(Courtney Dezonia) Today we have a school, Tom Williams, come in.

And all the students have been interviewed prior to coming here.

They have a job and are now being an adult for the day, getting paid, buying things, and doing real life adult work.

-On this day, Cyrus is not just a 5th grader.

(Cyrus McGauhey)I'm the CFO, which is also the Chief Financial Officer.

-And he works at the Nevada Gold Mines.

-I have to keep track of all my-- all my employees' money, and I have to give them their paycheck so they can go cash it at the bank and go shop.

-The CEO is Monica.

(Monica Zavala) When customers come, it is my job to, like, talk to them and accept their-- if they have offers for me.

-It's all part of a hands-on lesson where students literally run the town while learning about careers and how to manage money.

-So all of the kids get paid.

They get to choose where they bank, choose what they spend their money on, whether or not they want to open a savings account, how they spend their money, how to write a check, how to deposit, what's direct deposit, learning those simple money skills that many of us don't get to know right off the bat.

(Anahi Monarrez) I'm a mayor.

A mayor means having a lot of responsibilities and taking care of your city.

-And yes, even this town's mayor needs financial skills.

-We get loans from certain businesses.

-Wait, what is a loan?

-A loan is money you have to pay back to the bank.

-Here students learn critical lessons about everything from credit to taxes.

-They bring their check to the bank, and the banker's like, Okay, 7.84 is going in your account.

And they're like, What do you mean 7.84?

I get paid $8.

And we explain to them, That tax goes back to the city, and now you're paying for our police officers, you're paying for our fire department here at BizTown.

-Information that will serve them well in the years to come.

-Financial literacy is something that they are going to be dealing with very quickly when they have summer jobs or when they, you know, turn 16 and they, you know, they start working and have their first paycheck.

-Because while BizTown is a simulated city, it teaches kids real life skills.

-Be kind and don't overspend your money.

-So you can succeed in life and have a good life when you grow up.

-You can learn more about Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada and all of its programs by visiting the website southernnevada.ja.org.

Now let's head Roy Martin Middle School for our first "News Break."

-Hello.

I'm Khufu from Roy Martin Middle School.

-And I'm Nathalia from Roy Martin Middle School.

And we are here with the first "News Break."

-Our school district has a new superintendent.

During the March 13 board meeting, the CCSD Board of Trustees selected Jhone Ebert as the new superintendent.

Ebert is a former CCSD educator and brings more than 30 years of experience in K through 12 education, policy, and administration.

She most recently served as Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction.

You can learn more about the superintendent on the school district's website.

-Parents are empowering parents.

The CCSD Family Engagement Office organized the second annual "Parent Empowering Parents" event last month.

The event had workshops led by parents for parents.

The goal is to help parents connect to each other and connect to community resources.

What a great event.

-When we come back, I can tell you all about our school and our TV Production class.

-Did you know that Maria was a student like us at Roy Martin Middle School?

With that, we will send back to Maria.

-Thank you so much.

You guys are awesome.

Well, while I only attended your school for a few months, it's where I met some of my dearest friends.

So yes, I will always be a proud Roy Martin Colt.