preparing ida youth for success - college dreams and junior achievement - re:conference 2014
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60% of pre-teens cannot explain difference between cash-checks-credit
Only 13 states require a high school course in personal finance
Last year alone national student loan debt soared by more than 11 percent to $1.1 trillion.
In 2013 the average US college graduate walked away with $26,000
in student loan debt
Only 40 percent of adults keep a budget and track their spending.
Three-fourths of American families say they live paycheck to paycheck.
More than one-fourth of American families have no savings at all.
JA is the largest and fastest growing
organization in the world committed to
teaching young people about business,
entrepreneurship, careers and
personal financial literacy.
64 Years of Program Innovation in Oregon64 Years of Program Innovation in Oregon Inspiring Kids to Succeed at Life!Inspiring Kids to Succeed at Life!
1950: After-School Student Company Program
Mid 1980s: Transition to In-School Programs (K-12)
2006: JA BizTown
2013: JA Finance Park
13 In-Depth Classroom lessons
Income, savings & investing, debit & credit, risk management, taxes, and evaluating budgets
JA Finance Park Simulation Visit
Students apply classroom learning by making important personal finance
decisions and maintaining a balanced budget in a hi-tech, interactive simulation
experience
Post-Experience Activities
Back in the classroom additional activities/lessons allow students to
reflect on their experience by exploring future career goals, interests, values, and
more
Stacie GrierCollege Dreams
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