From Our Students: PEARLS Teens Make Money Lessons Matter

Some of the best learning experiences happen outside of the classroom. In addition to more than 80 high schools, our volunteers bring financial literacy lessons into a dozen community-based organizations (CBOs). For the last two [...]

“You Can Never Underestimate the Power of a Single Action”: MPS Superintendent Dr. Driver on Financial Education and Empowering Milwaukee’s Teens

Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Darienne Driver recently gave an impassioned perspective on the power of sharing knowledge with the city's teenagers. As a partner with MPS since our inception and given Dr. Driver’s prominent [...]

“My Mother Was My Make A Difference”: Life and Money Insights from Jamie Dinan, Milwaukee Bucks Owner & Successful Hedge Fund Manager

Money smarts matter, whether you’re a successful hedge fund manager from New York City, pro basketball player in Philadelphia or an aspiring chef starting college from the southside of Milwaukee. Successful New York-based hedge fund [...]

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Shorewood and James Madison – Two High Schools with Financial Literacy in Action

Financial literacy is a living breathing thing, especially to the teenagers at two fantastic Wisconsin high schools, James Madison and Shorewood. Last week, I was a fly on the wall at these schools for lessons [...]

From Our Volunteers: Healthy Money Habits Fostered in Venezuela, Shared in Milwaukee

On Valentine’s Day in Venezuela, Tabatha De Leon, then 7, saw a rosy, blooming business opportunity. At the advice of her parents, young De Leon had stowed away money earned from chores, though some of [...]

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