MADISON - Emily Bartels, a teacher at Monroe High School, attended the National Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy training from June 27 to July 1 at Edgewood College in Madison.
The week-long session "Paychecks, Financial Contracts and Entrepreneurship" focused on equipping educators with the tools they need to teach students about life's major financial transactions, the anatomy of a paycheck, employee benefits and the risks and rewards of entrepreneurial activity.
Bartels' participation in the program was supported by a Wisconsin Education Association Member Benefit Scholarship.
The training was presented by the Wisconsin JumpStart Coalition and Edgewood. Major funding was provided by CBM Credit Education Foundation Inc. Additional support was provided by DFI, Edgewood, the Wisconsin Bankers Association and the Wisconsin Credit Union League.
The NIFEL training, which was started in 2001 by DFI's Office of Financial Literacy, CBM Credit Education Foundation and the Wisconsin JumpStart Coalition, has provided personal financial education training for more than 800 educators over the past 16 years.
The week-long session "Paychecks, Financial Contracts and Entrepreneurship" focused on equipping educators with the tools they need to teach students about life's major financial transactions, the anatomy of a paycheck, employee benefits and the risks and rewards of entrepreneurial activity.
Bartels' participation in the program was supported by a Wisconsin Education Association Member Benefit Scholarship.
The training was presented by the Wisconsin JumpStart Coalition and Edgewood. Major funding was provided by CBM Credit Education Foundation Inc. Additional support was provided by DFI, Edgewood, the Wisconsin Bankers Association and the Wisconsin Credit Union League.
The NIFEL training, which was started in 2001 by DFI's Office of Financial Literacy, CBM Credit Education Foundation and the Wisconsin JumpStart Coalition, has provided personal financial education training for more than 800 educators over the past 16 years.
