The other day I was thinking, how much more expensive are the prices in a convenience store compared to a supermarket? So, I went out and did price comparisons of common food items like milk and bread and emergency items like toothpaste and batteries, then compared the costs between the two businesses. The price differences were staggering: I learned that I

Well, almost. As you prepare to close up shop for this school year, I wanted to let you know what we'll be up to at brass this summer. First and foremost, the Educator Newsletter will be taking a mini-vacation during the months of June and July and will make its return on August 15th. The brass|BONUS article and classroom activities will be updated and available all summer. FOR YOUR STUDENTS: If your students love to read brass, have them check out the brass|BLOG. Not only will they get a behind-the-scenes look at the articles they read in the magazine, they'll get to know a bit more about the people who produce it. Have them check out this great video, part of the brass Team Member Profile. This video features the "lighter side" of brass staff member Zack - marathon runner and video specialist. Zack was also the featured staff member on page 1 of the May issue.

Do these words hit close to home? For many of us they do, and for many of our students, they will. I recently discovered a book that could help your students avoid the humiliating phone conversation that begins with something like,

Before your students graduate and are unleashed into the wild, send them off prepared to battle the swarms of credit card companies that will be (if they aren

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The May digital issue of brass is now available to teachers from New York, Wisconsin and Oregon.

As we encourage our students to find careers they are passionate about, it might be worth mentioning this study, published by the U.S. Department of Labor. It predicts what the fastest growing occupations will be between the years 2006-2016, for example: 1. Veterinarians 2. Skin care specialists 3. Mental health counselors 4. And of course

brass CEO Bryan Sims is just returning from a trip jumping state to state around the country. One of the highlights was definitely his visit to Wisconsin.

Last Thursday, April 17th, I had the opportunity to teach two workshops at the Oregon FBLA Conference in Portland. This conference was a great way to build students

Two editorial interns at brass have introduced a new feature on the brass|BLOG called

Why is there such a negative stigma associated with