Educators speak: Representation matters

Educators speak: Representation matters August Ball (pictured below) is a valued SecureFutures educator and the founder of Cream City Conservation, a two-pronged social enterprise. First, Cream City Conservation & Consulting LLC provides education services to environmental [...]

Invaluable: credit lesson at HOPE Christian threads through the worth of financial decisions

Invaluable: credit lesson at HOPE Christian threads through the worth of financial decisions Credit was the topic of a recent Money Sense lesson for seniors at HOPE Christian H.S. But the theme of “value” permeated [...]

Educator Appreciation Month: a reflection on your impact on teen financial education

Educator Appreciation Month: a reflection on your impact on teen financial education As a former educator, I get it. You work hard to give your students the best. Your work day often doesn't stop at [...]

Educator’s Speak: Q&A with LeeAnn Wellenstein at Port Washington High School

Educator's Speak: Q&A with LeeAnn Wellenstein at Port Washington High School LeeAnn Wellenstein at Port Washington High School has partnered with our programs and volunteers nearly a dozen times over the past two school years. [...]

Giving Tuesday gratitude: Reagan H.S. students share the importance of volunteers, financial education

Giving Tuesday gratitude: Reagan H.S. students share the importance of volunteers, financial education It started with one email. Then, a few minutes later, another. Then a few more until it turned out every student in [...]

Educator’s speak: Michael Kania of Nicolet High School on credit, awareness and fresh perspectives

Educator’s speak: Michael Kania of Nicolet High School on credit, awareness and fresh perspectives Michael Kania is an educator in the business and technology department at Nicolet High School, in Glendale, just north of Milwaukee. [...]

New year, new faces and big plans for Money Sense

New year, new faces and big plans for Money Sense New school year, new organization name and new faces – like me! Hi, I’m Rashidah Butler-Jackson, the Money Sense program manager for SecureFutures. Many educators [...]

Teens light up with money questions in Milwaukee summer employment program

Teens light up with money questions in Milwaukee summer employment program Milwaukee’s next wave of carpenters and electricians spent a few summer mornings building a foundation of good financial behaviors. Seventeen Milwaukee teens opened up [...]

Feature volunteer: Armen Hadjinian seeks out students where personal finance is “so real”

Feature volunteer: Armen Hadjinian seeks out students where personal finance is “so real” Armen Hadjinian leads financial lessons for the whole family. Since 2011, Armen has been a Money Sense volunteer at Shared Journeys, a [...]

Extra credit: timely lessons for students at Racine’s Case High School

Extra credit: timely lessons for students at Racine’s Case High School Jill Rakauski started her volunteer financial education lesson at a Racine high school with trivia on May birthdays, including Stevie Wonder and Homer Simpson. [...]

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