PwC has been exploring how tech can advance financial education, partnering with organizations like the Council for Economic Education and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC), to bring innovative solutions to students. Originally Published on Linkedin.com. By Shannon Schuyler, Principal, Chief Purpose Officer, and Responsible Business Leader at PwC;…
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Toyota’s Support of Family Literacy in America Reaches $50 Million
New $1 million donation to NCFL focuses on literacy in Washington D.C.-area and northern Alabama Originally Published by Toyota Motor North America. To help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), Toyota is donating $1 million to help break generational cycles of poverty through family literacy…
Archived: A Great Read: Toyota Teacher of Year Volunteers Countless Hours with Vulnerable Families Through Unique Literacy Programs
Toyota Motor North America is No. 32 on the 2017 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. Mary Andrews isn’t sitting still in retirement. On the contrary, she’s building on her 40-year teaching career by expanding family literacy programs throughout the Chapel Hill, North Carolina, community to serve more vulnerable…
Archived: KPMG Helps Close the Literacy Gap for Children in Low-Income Communities
Two-thirds of children in lower income communities lack access to books the single biggest barrier to literacy resulting in low reading proficiency, a key predictor of a child’s future educational and economic success. To help bridge this gap, KPMG LLP (No. 16 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list), the…
Archived: Bridging the Financial Literacy Gap: PwC
The wealth gap in the United States is threatening Americans’ aspirations for social advancement and equal opportunity.Minorities, women and the least educated have some of the lowest financial literacy rates in the nation, a major concern forbusinesses that see attracting a more diverse workforce as a business imperative. A new…