Media Alert: A Report Card on the Nation: Survey of the States

The Current State of Economic, Personal Finance, and Entrepreneurship Education

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What:

What isn't taught isn't learned. No longer is the question: “should we take action on improving economic and financial literacy?” The question is “ how will we do it?” The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) will unveil Report Card – Survey of the States: Economic, Personal Finance, and Entrepreneurship Education in Our Nation's Schools in 2007 , at an online press conference, Wednesday, June 13. The unique “Report Card,” sponsored by State Farm®, provides the only national set of data that tracks the progress of economic and personal finance education via detailed state by state “snapshots” and attendant data.

States haven't made enough progress on their commitment to offer or require economic and finance education in our nation's schools. Consequently, the majority of students aren't receiving the essential real-life economic skills they need to become knowledgeable consumers, prudent savers and investors, and productive members of the workforce. Report Card – Survey of the States will spark conversation, commitment and action to support economic education programs that span socio-economic boundaries and reach across the nation.

Speakers:

• Robert Duvall , President and CEO of the National Council on Economic Education
• Alan Krueger , Chief Economist, National Council on Economic Education; Bendheim Professor of Economics & Public Affairs, Princeton University
• Arlene Hogan, CPCU – Operations Vice President, State Farm Insurance Companies

When:

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. ET

Media Contact:

Contact: Alice Leeds; aleeds@nyc.rr.com ; 212-874-0675 or 917-523-5029

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