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Originally posted on www.wcexaminer.com For most people, balancing their checkbook is not an exciting activity. But they realize that properly managing their finances is one of the most important life skills. Recognizing the need, many school districts are now incorporating classes providing instruction to students on how to manage their finances. In the Tunkhannock and Trail school districts, a computer program on the internet known [...]

Originally posted on ldnews.com Whether they’re ready or not, students will be out in the real world before they know it. One major aspect of the real world is managing one’s own money by the use of a budget, while also having a bank account and knowing the ins and outs of it. But students throughout Lebanon County will now be prepared for financial challenges [...]

Originally posted on readingeagle.com Hundreds of middle school and high school students are getting a taste of the financial responsibilities and decisions that come with adulthood, even before they reach adult age. Banzai, an interactive online program that aligns with state curriculum requirements for personal finance education, offers them this opportunity. It does so by opening up a virtual window through which 13- to 18-year-olds [...]

Originally posted on thetimes-tribune.com A new program supported by local credit unions is helping students in area school districts learn financial literacy and independence. The state Department of Education requires the teaching of financial literacy. Banzai is a Web-based program that offers students real-life experience for maintaining money. The weeklong program is part of many financial literacy classes in area schools. Support for the course [...]

Oley Valley Middle School students learn to plan for their financial futures Originally posted on readingeagle.com It's finally payday. With a few punches of the keys on their computers, the students inside Lori Hudson's classroom quickly divide the spoils from their first paycheck. Some will go toward gas for their cars. A chunk will go toward buying concert tickets. And a piece, of course, will [...]