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11 / Issue 2.4
Dear Members,
The waves of financial literacy are coming faster
and closer, and the sands of financial illiteracy are
beginning to erode. Thank you for your growing support.
As members of the financial literacy community the California
Jump$tart Coalition is committed to helping you be more
effective, efficient and powerful.
As you know, April is financial literacy month and
there is a lot going on. The updates and opportunities
below will give you a sense of it and more. If you would
like to add your updates please contact
us. Hope to see you at the April meetings.
What else?
Have Fun,
Jim Greenwood, Chair
California Jump$tart
Coalition
info@cajumpstart.org
APRIL FINANCIAL LITERACY COMMUNITY MEETINGS
The California Jump$tart Coalition's networking meetings
in San Francisco and Los Angeles are filling up fast.
They will be our biggest meetings ever, and there will
be updates and opportunities to network with a broad cross
section of the financial literacy community. Please sign
up now while there are still seats available.
Due to security measures at the Federal Reserve Bank,
prior sign up and early arrival is required. Please
try and arrive for registration no later than 9:30am
Los Angeles, CA - Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Federal Reserve Bank, 950 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Registration - 9:30am-10:00am, Program - 10:00am-1:00pm,
Networking lunch included
Register
here for the Los Angeles meeting
San Francisco, CA - Thursday, April 26, 2007
Federal Reserve Bank, 101 Market St., San Francisco
Registration - 9:30am-10:00am, Program - 10:00am-1:00pm,
Networking lunch included
Register
here for the San Francisco meeting
MEMBER UPDATES AND RESOURCES
Many thanks to Christa Scharfenberg for her ongoing writing
and research for this newsletter. It's appreciated. And
with this issue, we're happy to welcome and thank Sam
X Renick for his contributions of interesting news and
links. Sam is a CAJ$ Advisory Group Member and Founder
and CEO of The
"It's a Habit!" Company, Inc.
Teach
Your Kids to Save from the Motley Fool
Girl
Scout Program Makes Sense Of Dollars
Financial Literacy Summit, May 1
This free, two-hour summit will be simulcast live over
the Internet and available online after the event as
streaming video. On May 1, 2007, from 12-2 PM Central
Standard Time, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and
VISA USA will bring together educators, policy makers,
and members of the non-profit and private sectors to
debate whether or not the federal government should
require basic national financial literacy standards
for K-12 students. Click here
for more information.
Ten Minute Survey on Financial Education
Loyola Marymount University Psychology Professor, Dr.
Richard Gilbert requests your help completing a new
financial education survey. To help contact Dr.
Gilbert. Subject: Financial Education Study.
CFA
Society of Los Angeles-Sponsored Capital Markets Contest
Starts Now
VISA
Launches National Financial Education Program for College
Students
JA's Biz Kid$
JA Worldwide™ (Junior Achievement) has partnered
with the Emmy award-winning producers of Bill Nye the
Science Guy and America's Credit Unions to produce JA's
Biz Kid$, a fun, 30-minute PBS television series that
premieres this month. A JA's Biz Kid$ customized curriculum,
currently being developed by JA Worldwide, will be made
available for elementary and middle-school classroom
integration and to parents for home use.
What
Are These Kids Thinking?
Optimistic
Teens May Need Financial Reality Check, Schwab Survey
Shows
Best
Resources for Teachers, Students Highlighted by Alliance
for Investor Education
Born
into Debt: California's Debt Savings Plan
National
Teach Children to Save Day, April 24th
Television Interview Opportunity
Is there a CAJump$tart member who could come to Salinas
to do an interview about efforts in financial literacy?
Contact Theresa
Wright, Public Affairs Manager, KSBW-TV.
UC
Irvine Launches Free Online Financial Planning Course
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