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Press Releases
Click on the links below to view our most recent press releases.
4/10/08 |
Financial Literacy Slightly Above Average Among New Hampshire’s High School Students |
| While the financial literacy scores of the 2008 high school senior class rank lower than their 2006 peers measured in a national survey, financial literacy scores are higher among college students, the Jump$tart Coalition® for Personal Financial Literacy 2008 survey showed. |
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4/3/08 |
Governor Lynch Proclaims April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month |
| The New Hampshire Jump$tart Coalition’s efforts to build the personal financial management skills of Granite State teenagers have been recognized by Governor John Lynch in a proclamation designating April as Financial Literacy for Youth Month. |
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3/18/08 |
NH Jump$tart Releases Investment Simulation for High School Students |
| The NH Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy has completed the development of the first version of an investment simulation for high school students in the Granite State. |
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3/13/08 |
NH JUMP$TART CROWNS A NEW LIFESMARTS STATE CHAMPION |
| The 2008 NH LifeSmarts Champions are members of the Sullivan County 4-H Club from Newport, NH and coached by Nancy Berry who successfully defended their 2007 LifeSmarts State Champion title. |
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3/3/08 |
NH Teens Will Face-Off in “LifeSmarts…the Ultimate Consumer Challenge” |
| Thirty of New Hampshire’s most consumer-savvy teenagers will compete for the title of NH LifeSmarts State Champion when they meet at Southern NH University on March 12th |
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1/28/08 |
NH Jump$tart Coalition Receives DCU Grant to Promote Youth Financial Literacy |
| The New Hampshire Jump$tart Coalition was awarded a $5,000 grant from DCU (Digital Federal Credit Union) to promote youth financial literacy throughout the state. |
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1/22/08 |
Jump$tart National Executive Director Appointed to President’s Council on Financial Literacy |
| President George W. Bush today signed an executive order that established the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy within the U.S. Department of Treasury. Laura Levine, national executive director of the Jump$tart Coalition® for Personal Financial Literacy, has been appointed to the Council and was at the White House for the announcement today. |
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12/30/07 |
MTV Celebrity to Speak at Financial Fitness Fair |
| NH Jumpstart Coalition has invited MTV Celebrity and internationally renowned youth motivational speaker, Jeff Yalden, to speak at its third annual Financial Fitness Fair to be held at Southern NH University in Manchester |
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12/12/07 |
Third Annual “Financial Fitness Fair” Helps Teens Learn About Money, Spending and Saving. |
| An innovative event designed to help teens understand how money works and how to make smart personal financial decisions will be presented by the NH JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy on Saturday, January 19, 2008, at Southern NH University in Manchester. |
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12/6/07 |
Money Management Video Game Being Kicked Off in Foxborough is the Centerpiece of Effort to Improve the Financial Literacy of NH Teens |
| State Treasurer Catherine Provencher and the NH Jump$tart Coalition will bring a team of students from Inter-Lakes High School in Meredith to Foxborough MA to play a round of “Financial Football” against another state team from New England |
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