People's Credit Union Helped Implement Financial Literacy Into High School Curriculum
October 30, 2017
People's Credit Union of Middletown, RI, was recently honored with first place in Rhode Island for the Desjardins Financial Education Award.
The award focusd on People's partnership with North Kingstown High School (NKHS) and its sponsorship of the Rhode Island Financial Scholars Program for students and teachers there. Working with Richard Garland, a business and finance teacher at NKHSl, the credit union helped implement financial literacy coursework into the curriculum and expand financial literacy into other school programs.
The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) established the Desjardins award to recognize leadership within the credit union movement on behalf of financial literacy for all ages. People's was recognized in the $250-million to $1- billion asset category at the state level, and the CU's winning entry will now go on to the national competition.