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Cordray Long Dedicated to Financial Literacy
Richard Cordray, long-time financial literacy advocate and the new Director of the Consumer Protection Bureau, has an extensive history of working with Visa to improve financial education. He demonstrated his quest to improve global financial literacy by partnering with Visa as a speaker at the 2007 Financial Literacy and Education Summit and on the Ohio rollout of the educational game, Financial Football.
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Attend the 2012 Financial Literacy & Education Summit
The sixth annual Financial Literacy and Education Summit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 23 is themed International Solutions to Improving Financial Literacy. Confirmed participants include moderator Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC's Chief International Correspondent, and panelists Agustín Guillermo Carstens, Head of Central Bank of Mexico, and José Darío Uribe, Head of Central Bank of Colombia. Register now

How Educators Can Use Practical Money Skills in the Classroom
Whether you are introducing money lessons to your students for the first time or want to reinforce what you are currently doing, Practical Money Skills offers a wide array of free lessons plans, online games, videos, calculators and much more. Use this two-page guide to help you navigate around the site and see what kinds of resources are available.
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Washington Redskins' Moss, Lt. Governor Bolling Join Visa Inc. in Financial Football Rollout
In Richmond, Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling kicked off a financial literacy initiative for students featuring Visa's Financial Football with help from the Redskin's Santana Moss. As part of the statewide rollout, they joined students at Thomas Jefferson High School playing Financial Football, the free educational personal finance video game. Read more

Call for Academic Research
Scholars in the field of financial education are invited to submit applications to present original research on financial literacy and behavioral economics at the 2012 Financial Literacy and Education Summit on April 23.This year's Summit, which will focus on solutions to improving financial literacy, will include break-out sessions for presenters to share their findings. Submit research

Personal Finance

Financial Advice for New Fathers Consider these tips for preparing for both expected and unexpected expenses, geared toward new fathers and fathers-to-be. Listen to more	15 Simple Financial Resolutions to Make Now Start the year off on solid financial footing by resolving to make these changes. They may be small, but their impact can be remarkable. Read more	Handling the Unexpected Discover how you can prepare yourself and your finances to ensure you will be covered in the event of job loss, illness or another event. Read more
Educators

Try these Financial Games in your Classroom From kindergarten to college, this wide range of financial literacy video games makes learning action-packed, interactive and fun. Read more	December's Innovative Educator Challenging his students to establish savings is the first step in teacher Michael Morrow's plan to help them prepare for the future. Read more	Khan Academy Watch these quick, informative personal finance videos from the Khan Academy to help you navigate through some of the basics financial literacy. Read more

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