Figuring out credit “on your own” might work for some, but the mortgage crisis proved that our society has a moral imperative to provide financial education to everyone. For too long, many young people have started their adult lives vulnerable to the pitfalls of credit. Although credit can be a tool for building [...]
Category Archives: Finanacial Literacy
164 Qwest Employees Volunteer with Junior Achievement on April 9
2,150 STUDENTS
+ 164 VOLUNTEERS
+ 90 CLASSROOMS
+ 1 DAY
= A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
In school, as in life, the numbers say it all.
That mantra will certainly ring true today, April 9, as Qwest celebrates “financial literacy month” and adopts five schools through Junior Achievement and the “JA in a Day” program.
On that day, over the span of [...]
Governor Ritter signs financial literacy bill into law
This afternoon in the West Foyer of the Colorado State Capitol Building, Governor Bill Ritter signed into law House Bill 1168. This Bill, sponsored by State Representative Rosemary Marshall, requires the State Board of Education to adopt model content standards incorporating financial literacy into existing math curricula. Once this happens, school districts will then be [...]
Ca$h, Cars & Credit coming this Friday
On Friday, Allstate will team up with Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Denver Branch today to deliver “Ca$h, Cars & Credit” - an innovative financial literacy and life skills program - to 100 local students at the Fed.
In celebration of April as national “Financial [...]