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Massachusetts
A special thanks to everyone that contributed to make the 2010 and 2011 programmings a wonderful success!
See Jump$tart mentioned in the Associated Press! Visit our "In The News" section under the Press Room pulldown for more details.
GET INVOLVED!! Sponsorship forms for Massachusetts Jump$tart Coalition are now available in the "About Us Text" pulldown menu under "Downloads."
Jump$tart in the news!! Check out our "In the News" section under the Press Room pulldown menu. An article stressing importance of financial literacy was featured in the October 28, 2008 edition of the Cape Cod Times.
Results of the 2008 Financial Literacy Surveys of High School and College Students were released at a press conference on April 9, 2008, at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC! To view results, please go to the Press Releases tab under the Press Room pull-down menu, and click on the article entitled "Financial Literacy Still Declining among High School Seniors."
More detailed results can be viewed by selecting the About Us tab, and clicking on Downloads. These results are under the heading "Making the Case."
First convened in December, 1995, the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy determined that the average student who graduates from high school lacks basic skills in the management of personal financial affairs. Many are unable to balance a checkbook and most simply have no insight into the basic survival principles involved with earning, spending, saving and investing.
Many young people fail in the management of their first consumer credit experience, establish bad financial management habits, and stumble through their lives learning by trial and error. The Coalition´s direct objective is to encourage curriculum enrichment to ensure that basic personal financial management skills are attained during the K-12 educational experience. The wheels of education do not need to be reinvented, they simply require balance.
Working together we can improve the financial literacy of Massachusetts's youth
Massachusetts' Jump$tart Coalition's goals:
- To promote financial literacy in the classroom
- To provide students with skills and information they can use to positively affect their financial future
If you're involved with or concerned about students learning how to handle money successfully - you've come to the right place.
The Massachusetts Jump$tart Coalition is a non-profit organization comprised of individuals and organizations representing business, government and education who have joined together to improve the personal financial literacy of Massachusetts's youth.
The Massachusetts Jump$tart Coalition is a proud affiliate of the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. The National Jump$tart Coalition, based in Washington, D.C., was first convened in 1995 and consists of over 200 organizations committed to improving the financial literacy of America's youth. For more information, visit their website at www.jumpstart.org.
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