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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Brad Gregory

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Clowning around with money - 0 views

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    This is an article that describes a financial literacy program in Queensland. The company Ethical Investor has created a play to help educate students on financial literacy. In the play students learn through the main character that is successful because of his financial literacy.
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Financial literacy learning for life - 0 views

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    Due to the economic problems of today's society, governements are looking for possible solutions to help solve this problem. This article discusses steps that governements in the United Kingdom have already started. The most important of these steps is financial literacy education programs that are being implemented.
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High schoolers' financial literacy remains low, survey finds - 0 views

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    This article is an overview of a financial literacy survey done by the company Jump$tart. The survey involved questioning high school and college students across the country. The results show that although college students literacy is a little higher, in general this target age group has low financial literacy.
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Motivation and financial literacy - 0 views

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    In this article the authors discuss the reason for lack of financial literacy among young people in today's society. Their main argument for the lack of financial literacy is a student's not having motivation. Research shows that this is true for students even after taking part in a financial literacy curriculum. The authors were able to find data to back up the point that lack of motivation leads to lack of financial literacy.
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Why money sense is a top priority - 0 views

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    Bill Streeter addresses the situation of a lack in financial literacy among young people in the United States. He offers information that shows how serious of a problem financial literacy is and that education of financial literacy is the solution to the problem. He puts in his own ideas and believes that banks, organizations, and associations need to help the issue at hand.
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Nationwide campaign will help teens manage money - 0 views

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    In this article the author goes over a program set in place by Nationwide in Great Britain to help promote financial literacy in schools. One ways that they do this is release copies of the book Teenage Guide to Money to schools. Mutual One is also another company that is trying to help out the cause. One of their ideas is to let schools use MP4 players and podcasts that teach financial literacy.
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Using A Financial Education Curriculum For Teens - 0 views

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    In "Using A Financial Education Curriculum For Teens" the authors explore the implementation of a financial literacy curriculum in schools. The program called "Money Talks: Should I be Listening?" is an appealing way to help educate teenagers in financial literacy. This article also has extensive research from a company called Jump$tart that proves the effectiveness of the program and financial literacy curriculum.
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