Together, Great American Financial Resources and USA TODAY have created Independent Living 101, a series of 14 financial literacy lessons that teach students about budgeting, credit cards, student loans, investing and more.

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Florida school takes top prize in Samsung’s fifth annual tech-themed essay contest; thirty other schools also winners. Full story.
The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education will sponsor the 3rd National Entrepreneurship Week, February 21 - 28, 2009. Investigate entrepreneurship lessons and activities here.
Students are creating stock portfolios and then tracking their investments over a 10 week period. More best practices.
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