To Prepare to Teach Financial Literacy, CT Educators Go Back to School

August 22, 2024 | ctmirror.org

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Roughly 60 teachers in attendance received a $500 stipend to be there, funded by a separate nonprofit, Connecticut Financial Scholars. That organization, which started in Philadelphia, recently set up shop in Connecticut, where it’s working to expand financial education offerings beyond the semester-long requirement — including things like summer enrichment and entrepreneurship training for students, as well as financial empowerment workshops for parents. The group targets its efforts in lower-income, higher-need school districts.

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