Showing posts with label Income. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Income. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Financial Literacy - Coming Soon from izzit.org!



Money can't buy happiness... but knowing how to manage it sure can increase your happiness!

Teach your students all the basics of Financial Literacy with our upcoming video.

From budgets and compound interest, to the time value of money and why savings needs to become a habit, we cover what your students need to know!





Learn more here.


Tuesday, October 31, 2017

10/31/2017: Moms Worry Trick-or-Treating as Moana is Cultural Appropriation - Southside Woodworks Gives Struggling People a Source of Identity and Income

Today's Article: Moms Worry Trick-or-Treating as Moana is Cultural Appropriation
From: New York Post
Readability Score: 10.5


The scariest thing this Halloween for New York moms isn’t zombies or ghouls — it’s politically incorrect costumes.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php


Today's Alternate Article: Southside Woodworks Gives Struggling People a Source of Identity and Income
Readability Score: 6.3


Friday, November 18, 2016

11/18/2016: Putting Sugary Soda Out of Reach - Couple Learns True Value of Mysterious Wedding Present

Today's Article: Putting Sugary Soda Out of Reach
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 11.8


Can public health officials force Americans to break their soda habit?

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php


Today's Alternate Article: Couple Learns True Value of Mysterious Wedding Present
Readability Score: 7.9



Here’s an izzit.org created worksheet to show students how regressive taxes impact low-income earners more than high-income earners. (Teachers must be logged in to their izzit.org account to access this document.) Worksheet

Thursday, October 13, 2016

10/13/2016: As Our Jobs Are Automated, Some Say We'll Need A Guaranteed Basic Income - Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls Kaepernick Protests ' Dumb and Disrespectful'

Today's Article: As Our Jobs Are Automated, Some Say We'll Need A Guaranteed Basic Income
From: NPR
Readability Score: 10.3


When we talk about the economy, we spend a lot of time talking about jobs — how to create more of them and how to replace the ones being lost.

Click here to view the entire article and classroom discussion questions:
http://www.izzit.org/events/index.php



Today's Alternate Article: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Calls Kaepernick Protests ' Dumb and Disrespectful'
Readability Score: 8.9


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