ADVISORY/Jesse Jackson, Rainbow/PUSH and The Stock Market Game-TM- to Announce Pilot Program to Advance Financial Literacy Among Minority Children

Business Wire, Jan 10, 2000

Business Editors, Education Writers

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Jan. 13)

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WHO:

Jesse Jackson, Rainbow/PUSH, two 11th graders and an

award-winning teacher who have participated in The Stock Market

Game.

WHAT:

The announcement of the launch of New York-based pilot program

that will promote financial literacy and economic education among

minority children through the use of The Stock Market Game, an

Internet-based stock market simulation. The program will be held

in conjunction with Rainbow/PUSH's Wall Street Project, which

campaigns for greater racial diversity on Wall Street.

A panel discussion featuring two 11th graders, Lily Torres and

Evan Jones, who have participated in SMG, and their teacher,

David Kaplan. They will discuss how The Stock Market Game

empowers and teaches life skills.

WHY:

Jesse Jackson and Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's Wall Street Project

identified The Stock Market Game as a major educational tool in

promoting economic literacy among inner city students. This past

fall, Rainbow/PUSH and The Stock Market Game successfully piloted

a program in Chicago in which students participated in SMG. The

Stock Market Game is nationally owned and operated by the

Securities Industry Foundation for Economic Education, an

affiliate of the Securities Industry Association.

WHERE:

The Third Annual Wall Street Project Conference

Sheraton, NY Hotel & Towers/811 Seventh Avenue (52nd Street),

New York, NY 10019

WHEN:

Panel Discussion on SMG, January 13th, 2000, 11:15 a.m.-noon

Wall Street Conference will be held January 12-14th

Interview opportunities are available with David Kaplan and the

two students before and after the panel discussion, or can be

arranged at other times in advance.