FWISD STUDENTS GET LESSON FROM FEDERAL REGULATORS

 Fort Worth, Texas – Students at Fort Worth ISD’s S.S. Dillow Elementary School will receive a class in financial literacy from members of the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, November, 20, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. 

The SEC’s Project CHANGE: "Creating Habits and Awareness for the Next Generation's Economy" is a joint partnership between the SEC, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. 

During the visit to S.S. Dillow, SEC employees will share advice on saving, spending and sharing money from a curriculum based on the national standards for financial literacy in grades four through six.

"While we are experiencing a financial crisis that's one of the worst in decades, the financial literacy of high school students has fallen to its lowest level ever, with 73.9 percent of students failing Jump$tart's 2008 national survey," said SEC Chairman Mary L. Schapiro. "Teaching children about money is an investment in the future, because an investment in financial literacy can pay a lifetime of dividends."

In addition to on-site financial literacy presentations, FINRA will donate a slingpack containing financial literacy tools to each child participating in the program. FINRA will also provide every child in the selected schools with a moonjar, a unique tool to encourage children to learn about "saving," "spending" and "sharing." In addition, "money-related" games and books will be donated to participating schools.

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