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Press Releases 

• November 15, 2011
  • Michigan Jump$tart, VISA, NFL and State Treasurer launch VISA's Financial Football
  • MI Jump$tart Announces its Dec 6, 2011 Professional Development Conference, "Taking Ownership in Personal Finance."

• February 16, 2011
  • Michigan Jump$tart Coalition Professonal Development Conference April 27 in Grand Rapids
  • Elementary School Bookmark Contest for Grades 3rd - 5th
  • Junior Ambassador Contest for Middle School Students

• March 22,2011
  • Michigan Jump$tart Coalition Professonal Development Conference April 27 in Grand Rapids
  • MoneySkill Webinar for High School Teachers.  Wednesdsay April 6th at 3:30 pm.

Print

• Michigan Jump$tart, VISA, NFL and State Treasurer launch VISA's Financial Football *(11/15/2011)
• Pioneer High School economics students test above average in personal finance (5/2/2011)
• Kids Can Learn Financial Facts (12/26/2010)
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• State Farm Insurance Sponsors Two Money Smart Book Libraries in Pontiac Schools (3/19/2010)
• Three Programs Designed in Michigan to Help Save for Your Child's College Education (1/25/2010)
• Obama Administration Seeks to Improve High School Financial Literacy (12/15/2009)
• How Young Adults Really Manage and Think About Their Money (5/04/2009)
• Financial Literacy Testimony Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (4/29/2009)
• Jump$tart Coalition to Honor Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for Financial Literacy Efforts (3/24/2009)
• Schwab Foundation Announces Winners of Fall 2008 National Financial Literacy Challenge Scholarship (3/03/2009)
• Money Smart Book Library Donated by Extra Credit Union to Westview Middle School (3/02/2009)

Radio

• Michigan Jump$tart Discusses Efforts to Help Educators Teach Financial Education to Students – MP3 file (06/16/2009)
• Cindy Gowell, a teacher from Potterville High School talks about the importance of personal finance education in a radio interview on "AM Lansing" – MP3 file (07/16/2009)

Television

• Fox 2 Report:  Detroit Lions' Suh, State Treasurer Dillion, Michigan Jump$tart Coalition, and Visa Inc. Collaborate to Launch Statewide Rollout of Financial Football (11/15/2011)

 Legislation

"We did it! Thanks for your support." – Mickey Switalski State Senator and sponsor of Senate Bill 834, 10th District     "Congratulations Personal Finance supporters! Personal Finance Education is now a reality for MI Students!" Click here for entire article. – A message from Lois Gibbons, President Michigan Jump$tart Coalition

State Financial Education Requirements

During the Money Math press conference, Dara Duguay also announced that the map of state financial education requirements is now live on the Jump$tart website. The research for this project was sponsored by Citi's Office of Financial Education. Dara Duguay and Lois Vitt will discuss this project at Jump$tart's general partners meeting in April.
 

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