This week we’ve reached out to Julie Silard Kantor, our Executive Director in NFTE’s Greater Washington D.C. program office, to see why it’s so great to be a NFTE teacher. She gives us the top 5 reasons why here:
When it comes to financial literacy, most Americans are alarmingly uninformed. According to a 2009 study, adults earned only a C grade when their financial acumen was assessed, little better than high school students, who mainly received failing grades. In this Huffington Post article, Randi Weingarten explores the opportunities that exist to increase financial literacy across the United States.

Everyday brings an onslaught of activity, and we are all inundated with new to dos. Staying in touch with a client, pursing a lead, or following up with a potential employer can easily fall by the wayside. Don’t let that happen.
For many young people today the interest in becoming an entrepreneur is higher than it has typically been in the past. The urge to become your own boss and start your own business is an idea that many have found that they are passionate about. While it’s good that you now know what you want to do with your future, what plans do you have to make this dream a more successful one?
In honor of the new school year, we’re dedicating a series of posts to the questions of education.



