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But since 2012, an ambitious young principal has helped the school achieve a remarkable shift in academic performance—without changing the kinds of students the school serves.
The bad news: Our most recent Great Recession and the things that precipitated it have exposed our desperate need for financial literacy in America as never before. The good news: The Great Recession and the new economic realities resulting from it has created a generation of teens more hungry for financial education than perhaps any generation before it. They're ready to listen. As parents, teachers and mentors, we must be equally ready to not only talk, but initiate the conversation about money. Here are some ideas to help you do just that, with the goal of teaching our teens to become financially responsible adults.
LaShonda Bracey doesn’t look for paths that lead to nowhere, instead she blazes her own.
Tax planning and estate planning are important—especially for women. Since 80% of married women will outlive their husbands, combined with the possibility of a spouse’s layoff, divorce, or remaining single, chances are high that all women will at some point in their lives become the head of household and sole breadwinner. So it’s important that women develop tax strategies and estate plans that are beneficial to them and their families.
I’ve had the privilege of working with organizations across various sectors, helping them navigate the evolving workplace and workforce. One partner, a private foundation headquartered in Chicago dedicated to empowering...
