Mississippi Business Journal » financial literacy http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 November 9, 2012- Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/09/november-9-2012-chuck-mcintosh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-9-2012-chuck-mcintosh http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/09/november-9-2012-chuck-mcintosh/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 06:01:15 +0000 Chuck McIntosh http://msbusiness.com/?p=65143

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/09/november-9-2012-chuck-mcintosh/feed/ 0 State treasurer urges mandatory financial literacy training for Mississippi students http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/state-treasurer-urges-mandatory-financial-literacy-training-for-mississippi-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-treasurer-urges-mandatory-financial-literacy-training-for-mississippi-students http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/state-treasurer-urges-mandatory-financial-literacy-training-for-mississippi-students/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 06:19:38 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=64864 The Mississippi Council on Economic Education got a boost on the 10th anniversary of its founding with a call from State Treasurer Lynn Fitch for the state’s public schools to add financial literacy as mandatory instruction. Four states — Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri and Utah — require a semester of instruction in personal finance. “We need [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/02/state-treasurer-urges-mandatory-financial-literacy-training-for-mississippi-students/feed/ 0 Schools recognized for economic education http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/05/schools-recognized-for-economic-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=schools-recognized-for-economic-education http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/05/schools-recognized-for-economic-education/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:41:54 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=31487 PURVIS — Lamar County School District’s efforts to give students a strong economics background is paying off. The district has been recognized as a state model for its comprehensive K-12 economics curriculum by the Mississippi Department of Education and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education. It has received the first Banner School for Financial Readiness [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/10/05/schools-recognized-for-economic-education/feed/ 0 USM financial literacy program draws attention http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/25/usm-financial-literacy-program-draws-attention/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=usm-financial-literacy-program-draws-attention http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/25/usm-financial-literacy-program-draws-attention/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:59:57 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=29199 HATTIESBURG — A partnership between the University of Southern Mississippi Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education (CEEE) and Lamar County schools has received some national acclaim. Recently, the Council for Economic Education in New York City designated Lamar County schools as a national model for success. The CEEE at Southern Miss has been assisting Lamar [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/08/25/usm-financial-literacy-program-draws-attention/feed/ 0 Applications available for ‘Financial Readiness’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/17/applications-available-for-financial-readiness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=applications-available-for-financial-readiness http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/17/applications-available-for-financial-readiness/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:59:52 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=19282 JACKSON — Applications for the 2010 Mississippi Banner School in Financial Readiness award are now available. The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) have partnered to offer an award to schools for preparing students to be economically and financially ready to participate in the real world. The “Mississippi [...]

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