Advancing Financial Stability and Responsibility -- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Monday, April 19, 2010 · 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Central The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Visa will co-host the fourth annual Financial Literacy and Education Summit. The program features leading financial literacy experts who will address key issues in the fields of education and personal finance. The year's Summit will cover key topics such as how we can improve our collective economic health, and how to bolster our shared commitment to global financial education. Click here to learn more or participate.
--Ben S. BernankeChairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System --Duncan L. NiederauerChief Executive Officer and Director, New York Stock Exchange Euronext --Charles L. EvansPresident and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago --Michelle GreeneDeputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education and Financial Access, Treasury Department --Jennifer Kuperman, Head of Global Corporate Social Responsibility, Visa Inc. --Roger Espinoza, Major League Soccer Player, Kansas City Wizards and Honduras National Men's Team
States Slowly Adding Personal Finance Requirements for High School Graduation The Council for Economic Education has released the Survey of the States 2009: The State of Economic, Financial and Entrepreneurship Education in our Nation's Schools. The number of states requirng a personal finance course for graduation has increased from 1 in 1998 to 13 in 2009. These 13 states are Arkansas, Geogia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahamo, South Dakota, Tennesee, Utah and Virigina. To see where your state stands in their state standards, course offerings, and testing requirements, see the State Status Map.
