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September 24, 2012
- Educated Money
Educating the Educators to Teach Their Students About Money
Teachers were certainly the focus of our recent workshop, A Sound Investment: Financial Literacy in Ontario Schools, where we unveiled our new integrated curriculum for grades 4 to 12 and launched the new InspireFinancialLearning.ca website. MORE
July 31, 2012
- Educated Money
Financial Literacy Around the World
Open your eyes to financial literacy activities across the globe and you’ll see that Ontario (and Canada) is making progress when compared with many other jurisdictions. On a global basis, the combined efforts of dedicated non-profit and government organizations have resulted in a number of top-tier initiatives at the forefront of financial literacy education. As a jurisdiction, we’ve taken some good first steps. MORE
June 6, 2012
- Educated Money
New IEF School Curriculum will Change How Financial Literacy is Taught in Ontario
As I write this post, Investor Education Fund is preparing for the debut this fall of a new, in-school financial literacy initiative that we hope will benefit generations of Ontarians. The new program, which will be launched this summer, will introduce financial literacy into grades 4 through 12 across the many subjects in the Ontario curriculum. MORE
Tagged Curriculum, education, Financial Literacy, Schools
March 27, 2012
- Educated Money
Unanimous Support for Financial Literacy is Just the First Step
It’s not often that our elected representatives unanimously agree on any matter of public policy, so when that unlikely event happens, it’s worth taking notice. MORE
February 8, 2012
- Educated Money
Education vs. Marketing: Drawing a Solid Line Between Them
This post addresses a challenge that applies to any complex subject matter, but I will relate it to our special interest, which is promoting financial literacy. With any sophisticated product or service, most of us need some explanation of how it works, what it can do and why we should exchange our hard-earned money for it. MORE
Tagged Canadian, Challenge, education, Financial Literacy, Marketing
