May 2022

By Elaine S. Povich, Photo: Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun/Associated Press, PEW, April 27, 2022 Studies have long shown that high school students are woefully uninformed about personal finances and how to manage them. But the COVID-19 pandemic, which revealed how many American adults live on the financial edge, has boosted ongoing efforts to make financial literacy lessons a school requirement. Seven states now require a stand-alone financial literacy course as a high school graduation...

By Juliet Rosenfeld, Illustration: Eva Bee/The Observer, The Guardian, May 1, 2022 The threat of death is more present in our national unconscious than it has been for decades. A killer virus and a sudden violent invasion in Europe have shaken our sense of safety. A safety that many of us took for granted. The horrific scale of deaths in Ukraine is only just beginning to emerge. Our own mortality and fragility continue to alarm us at profound psychic and physical levels – even if we do not...

Educators are modern day superheroes! As parents, we give our most precious asset, our children, to these individuals and ask them to help shape and mold them into the human beings they will become. There is no more important job on this planet. Every day should be a celebration of the essential role teachers play in the lives of our children to guide them on their path to flourishing. Teachers, we salute you, especially during Teacher Appreciation Week , May 2-6. We celebrated educators,...