Financial literacy gets a boost
December 23, 2009 | industry, personal finance | Comments (0)Two cabinet secretaries will be involved in financial literacy program. From the story:
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner put the focus on financial literacy recently when they teamed up to announce the National Financial Capability Challenge, a joint initiative of their two departments.
The program, scheduled to take place this spring, is a voluntary initiative designed to boost the financial acumen of high school students nationwide. Students that participate will take an online exam about age-appropriate financial concepts.
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