Tag: Literacy
Financial Literacy Education Gains Momentum As New States Adopt Council for Economic Education’s National Standards
New York, NY (PRWEB) April 01, 2015 Over the past 12 months, four states—and counting—have adopted the Council for Economic Education’s National Standards for Financial Literacy. This follows a period of slow to no growth as shown in CEE’s 2014 Survey of the States, which found that a majority of states do not require that […]
Comerica Bank, National Assoc. of Black Accountants (DFW Chapter), and Dallas Public Library to Join Forces to Promote Financial Literacy; Improve So. Dallas Community
Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 16, 2015 As thousands of residents in South Dallas struggle to rise out of poverty, making positive life choices to improve their financial future becomes increasingly important. Currently, the income per capita in South Dallas is a startling $ 14,705, 45.6% less than the Dallas average and 43% less than the […]
Students Build Digital Literacy Skills with New Episode of Inanimate Alice
Washington D.C. (PRWEB) December 03, 2014 The latest episode of Inanimate Alice, an innovative, part-game, part-movie transliteracy education resource, was released today. With the release of this new episode, the creators also announce a new pilot for schools or districts in running 1-to-1 initiatives. Inanimate Alice is a storytelling project that marries text with […]
Flocabulary Aims to Close Financial Literacy Gap with New Hip-Hop Video Series
Brooklyn, N.Y. (PRWEB) November 12, 2014 Flocabulary, producer of educational hip-hop videos, today announced a new content series for teaching financial literacy. The collection of 12 hip-hop videos and accompanying classroom activities supports lessons on budgeting, college loans, credits cards and other financial literacy topics. Flocabulary produced the videos in partnership with The City University […]