Personal Finance Education Group

Kathy Ireland Continues to Amaze, Announces Launch of Your Home TV Streaming Network

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Super model turned super mogul and global business leader, Kathy Ireland, continues to innovate and grow her global brand, kathy ireland® Worldwide (kiWW®). License Global ranked kiWW® as the #15 brand in the world in 2021, with total retail sales of $3.1 billion. kiWW® has been described by WWD (Women's Wear Daily) as "the most valuable woman-owned licensing business in American history." Kathy is now expanding the company's global reach via the fastest growing segment in media today – Streamed Programming.

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  • TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Super model turned super mogul and global business leader, Kathy Ireland, continues to innovate and grow her global brand,
    kathy ireland Worldwide (kiWW).
  • Kathy is now expanding the company's global reach via the fastest growing segment in media today Streamed Programming.
  • Before we introduce Kathy's latest venture, the launch of Your Home TV streaming network, let's revisit her unparalleled accomplishments over the past 25+ years.
  • Your Home TV is also differentiating by being a "Browser-based Network", the latest trend in streaming.

Varo Bank Launches "SaveUp" Financial Education Course in Collaboration with EVERFI

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Thursday, September 15, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Varo Bank, the first all-digital, nationally chartered U.S. consumer techbank, announced today the launch of SaveUp, a free middle school savings curriculum designed in strategic partnership with social impact education innovator, EVERFI. The SaveUp course is the largest initiative to date of the Varo Money Power program, which includes free online financial education lessons for adults and the Russ x Varo Money Power financial education workshops for high school students designed in partnership with NBA superstar Russell Westbrook.

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  • The SaveUp course is the largest initiative to date of the Varo Money Power program, which includes free online financial education lessons for adults and the Russ x Varo Money Power financial education workshops for high school students designed in partnership with NBA superstar Russell Westbrook.
  • "Everyone deserves the same access to opportunity, and that starts with financial education," said Colin Walsh, Founder and CEO of Varo Bank.
  • We plan to leverage this program content in the future to broaden the reach of financial education and literacy to a wider audience going forward."
  • To learn more about EVERFI, please visit everfi.com or follow us on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , or Twitter @EVERFI.

Visa and Council for Economic Education Launch FinEd50 to Advocate for Financial Education for Students Across America

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

The coalition is co-founded by Visa and the Council for Economic Education (CEE), and members include the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) among others.

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  • The coalition is co-founded by Visa and the Council for Economic Education (CEE), and members include the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) among others.
  • The state of financial education offered to students in the U.S. varies significantly.
  • Visa is proud to be a cofounding partner of FinEd50 and we welcome all who are passionate about ensuring young people have access to financial education to join us.
  • Curriculum that meets the National Standards for Personal Financial Education and are culturally relevant to students lives.

Council for Economic Education’s Biennial Survey of the States Finds Encouraging Progress in Personal Finance Education but Troubling Stagnation in Teaching Essential Economics in America’s High Schools

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

Only 25 states require students to take a course in economics to graduate high school, the 2022 Survey found -- a standstill from 2020’s Survey and an increase of only three states in the last decade. And several states, including Georgia and South Carolina, are considering removing economics from graduation requirements.

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  • Despite advances in ensuring access to personal finance classes in K-12 schools, theres troubling stagnation in equally important economics education, according to the 2022 Survey of the States: Economic and Personal Finance Education in Our Nations Schools by the Council for Economic Education (CEE).
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    We fail our children when states dont require study in life-essential economic & personal finance concepts, says the Council for Economic Education's 2022 Survey of the States: Economic and Personal Finance Education in Our Nation's Schools.
  • While CEE finds encouraging progress in access to personal finance classes, theres troubling stagnation in equally important K-12 economics education.
  • While were encouraged by some progress in our latest Survey, all young people across the country need more and deserve better.