tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736446773245191504.post3637377348542086529..comments2024-03-27T08:57:40.926-04:00Comments on Financial Literacy and Ignorance: Hosting the US release of the the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy dataAnnamaria Lusardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05956062460452648142noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736446773245191504.post-7687382923385843542014-11-03T19:34:47.091-05:002014-11-03T19:34:47.091-05:00I am a high school business and finance teacher wh...I am a high school business and finance teacher who is fortunate enough to live in a state that requires personal finance as a graduation requirement. We have several teachers who have been offering this course for several years. Our administration has decided that, in order to allow students more opportunities to take other courses, they will require personal finance to be taken as an online course in addition to their normal course load. I have searched for data about the effectiveness of online courses on financial literacy and have found nothing. Do you have any insight or data about the effectiveness of online financial literacy instruction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736446773245191504.post-24358680810672186002014-08-15T14:13:05.838-04:002014-08-15T14:13:05.838-04:00Since we are living in a world that has shifted it...Since we are living in a world that has shifted its focus on the financial crisis in the past few years, it is important that we give financial literacy the attention it deserves. So many Americans are living in debt whether it be credit, student loans, medical bills, but rarely do we see a solution or tips on how to get out of debt. Capital Good Fund is a nonprofit in Rhode Island that I work for and we help low income and hardworking community members better their debt by providing financial coaching and the option to obtain small loans ranging from $300-2000. We try to target people who may not have the best credit so they would get denied from a bank, and encourage individuals to stray away from predatory payday lenders who just cause people to get trapped into cycle of debt. We are working to empower people to take control of their finances and get the help they deserve to get on track to a better future. Check out our blog if you all are interest: http://cgfund.blogspot.com/<br /><br />Best,<br />AshleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7736446773245191504.post-31570642222477093072014-07-21T15:23:21.231-04:002014-07-21T15:23:21.231-04:00So glad to see the U.S. media are picking up on PI...So glad to see the U.S. media are picking up on PISA results, and especially that the findings are attracting the attention of American policy makers. It's hard to question the data, so hopefully we can start focusing on the next steps: identifying and implementing solutions.Keith Whelanhttp://www.cashflownavigator.comnoreply@blogger.com