State Treasurer Jeb Spaulding will announce a new statewide financial literacy program for elementary-age children Wednesday, June 3 in Burlington at 11:15 am. The Reading is an Investment program aims to increase school book collections in personal finance, give teachers and librarians related curricular resources, and encourage students to read books that teach money concepts.
Spaulding will be joined by C.P. Smith School Library Media Specialist Shannon Walters and teacher Sue Clark and her third grade class. Phil Daniels, Market President for TD Bank, also will speak.
Money is on the minds of our children. The Harris Interactive Youth Pulse 2009 survey reports that one of the top three worries for kids 8 to 12 years old is not having enough money. Such worries are reflected in the lives of adult Vermonters. Spaulding will share some state-specific data from the National Financial Capability Study the first comprehensive national study of the financial capability of adults in the United States. The study was commissioned by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The foundation plans to release complete state results in late summer.
Following the program announcement, a short exercise with a class of third-graders will be held in the library.
State treasurer announces new financial literacy program for Vermont elementary schools
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