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Mary Beth Henning, Center of Economic Education co-director, holds up a children’s book called "Isabel’s Car Wash" and discusses ways to introduce children to finance and the concept of saving, working and entrepreneurship Monday at the Community Coordinated Child Care Building, 155 N. Third St.

1,200 participate in events during Money Smart Week

By Shikha Duttyal | April 13, 2014

Workshops on fiscal management taught students and locals to manage money during Money Smart Week.The DeKalb County Cash Coalition, led by NIU’s Financial Literacy Collaborative, Kishwaukee United Way and Econ Illinois, partnered to bring the Federal...

Money Smart Week

Money Smart Week

By Ryan Ocasio | April 8, 2014

Educational children’s books line a table as Mary Beth Henning, co-director of the Center of Economic Education, holds up a children’s book called “Isabel’s Car Wash” and discusses ways to introduce children to finance and the concept of saving,...

Children taught financial literacy

Children taught financial literacy

By Lark Lewis | April 8, 2014

From interactive websites to nonfiction stories of entrepreneurship, the Center for Economic Education presented ways to introduce students to the world of personal finance Monday.The center gave administrators resources to teach their students financial...

Financial awareness, literacy to be taught in Money Smart Week

By Shikha Duttyal | April 2, 2014

Locals can learn how to manage their money and plan for the future during Money Smart Week.The College of Business is hosting Money Smart Week April 5-12. NIU’s Financial Literacy Collaborative is partnering with the DeKalb County Cash Coalition to...