brass was recently approached by a group of college students from Oregon State University to see if we could help them out with a community service project. The group belongs to the accounting fraternity Beta Alpha Psi. Using brass|MAGAZINE and sets of questioning strategies, BAP students traveled to two Oregon high schools to talk to students about money and college life. The school visits were a huge success, and BAP is ready for more!

We are very excited to bring back the ALL DIGITAL issue of brass for May. Teachers from New York, Oregon and Wisconsin can receive their copy via email* by registering for the Teacher Resource Center. We will be sending two print copies to all schools who currently receive brass as part of the Student Program.

The Federal Reserve released its 6th annual financial literacy survey yesterday, and the results were...not good. According to the survey, high school seniors were only able to answer 48.3 percent of questions correctly, marking the lowest score of all six surveys.

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Just in time for Financial Literacy Month, the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy is offering an online challenge for your students. Here is more information on the challenge from the press release I received this morning. I hope that you and your students will take advantage of this exciting opportunity! -LE "Something exciting is in the works for high school teachers and their students. This April, high school teachers are invited to save a class period for the first-ever, National Financial Literacy Challenge.

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We asked the staff at brass the same question. AND THE BRASS OSCAR GOES TO: Technically, there is a tie between Robin Williams in Dead Poet

As you know, the brass|STUDENT PROGRAM is free to schools in New York and Wisconsin through the very generous sponsorship of financial institutions. In addition, representatives are also available (and very happy to) visit your classrooms to talk about a variety of financial topics with your students