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Follow on Google News | BrightStar CU Receives Grant for More Financial Literacy EducationBy: BrightStar Credit Union “Educating Broward County School students, and our members, about financial literacy is the cornerstone of our community outreach and our people-helping- All 43 middle schools in Broward County Public Schools, starting with Walter C. Young Middle School in Pembroke Pines as the pilot school,have received DVDs of the Biz Kid$ show and materials (see http://bizkids.com/) “In the past, Biz Kid$ has been a great educational and entertaining addition to our Finance Club meetings and the students have been very engaged while learning about financial literacy and entrepreneurship,” Created in 2007 by the producers of Bill Nye, the Science Guy show on PBS, Biz Kid$ uses parodies and spoofs of popular movies and shows such as Avatar, The Matrix and Jersey Shore to teach students about money. Episodes cover topics such as cash and credit, budgeting, saving, entrepreneurship and how to be a smart consumer. The shows are part of the Biz Kid$ curriculum, which BrightStar Credit Union will offer to teachers involved in their successful CU@School program, a student-run, on in school credit union staffed by students in its Academy of Finance program. BrightStar will also incorporate the content of Biz Kid$ into the credit union’s classroom presentations, and post content on BrightStar University (https://bscu.org/ NCUF’s BizKid$ program promotes financial literacy among youth through educational curriculum, including Biz Kid$, a credit union funded public television series that teaches kids about money management and entrepreneurship. During thepast six years, more than 300 credit unions and affiliated organizations have raised more than $13.8 million to support the show’s production, website and curriculum. “There is a need to improve the financial literacy skills of the youth in America and Biz Kid$ is the perfect vehicle to address that need,” said Danielle Brown, Biz Kid$ Program Coordinator for NCUF. “We are excited to fund these innovative programs that will improve the financial education of youth through the use of the Biz Kid$ program.”BrightStar Credit Union is a full-service, non-profit, member-owned cooperative and one of the largest credit unions in South Florida with more than 54,000 members. BrightStar is open to the community—but also has specifically served employees and students of Broward Schools for more than 66 years. With a total of seven branch locations in Broward County, BrightStar offers a variety of financial services including checking and savings accounts, personal, home equity and mortgage loans and investments and insurance. For more information, visit www.bscu.org. End
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