Literacy - Publications - Faculty & Research

18 Nov 2013
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Khan Academy Teaches Financial Literacy

24 Apr 2014
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Providing lessons in financial literacy

Sally Wood (MBA 1983) is COO of the Council for Economic Education (CEE), a nonprofit dedicated to teaching economics and personal finance to students from kindergarten through high school. Based in New York City, CEE trains more than 55,000 teachers nationwide to... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Raising the bar for financial literacy

Nan Morrison (MBA 1987) is intent on making children financially and economically literate. As CEO of the Council for Economic Education (CEE), a New York–based national nonprofit, she trains more than 55,000 teachers nationwide annually, as well as provides them with... View Details

12 May 2015
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Educating a Nation

Keywords: education; philanthropy; textiles; Pakistan; emerging economies; literacy rates; Educational Services

01 Mar 2023
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Elevator Pitch: Spread the Wealth

Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Sabine Tejerina (MBA 2009) Cofounder and COO, Upstreet Concept: Launched in 2020, Upstreet makes it easier and more economical for companies to reward employees and customers with shares to improve engagement and... View Details

Keywords: entrepreneurship; stock ownership; customer rewards; employee retention; financial literacy; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 May 2022
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Off the Shelf

20 Jun 2021
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Interview with Frank Cespedes of Harvard Business School, on his new book, Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World that Never Stops Changing

25 Apr 2019
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‘We are hamstrung by existing structures … No society has grown at robust growth rates without sizeable scientific literacy’

03 Nov 2018
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Think Saving for Old Age Can’t Be Fun? Try Making It a Game

02 Jul 2022
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Faith and Assimilation: Italian Immigrants in the Us

04 Jun 2013
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Can Good Financial Behavior Be Taught In High School?

21 May 2024
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A New Chapter

Joe Wolf (MBA 1999), cofounder and co-CEO of Imagine Worldwide, wants to provide educational opportunity where it is needed most. “In the next 30 years, half of the world’s youth will be sub-Saharan African,” says Wolf. “Right now, the World Bank reports that only one... View Details

Keywords: Catherine O’Neill Grace; photo by Cayce Clifford

15 Jun 2021
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Keeping Hourly Workers Focused on the Stock, Not the Clock

model has developed, it has grown beyond financial incentives. The ultimate goal is to foster a stronger relationship between the workforce and management by investing in the employees. That includes providing employees with financial View Details

Keywords: April White; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

01 Sep 2003
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New York Club Honors Goldman Sachs CEO

(MBA ’91), and Alex Gutierrez (MBA ’99). Photo courtesy Nan Coulter The HBS Club of Dallas held its third annual Crimson Charity Gala on May 17 and raised over $30,000 for Dallas Reads, the leading adult literacy program in North Texas.... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

27 Apr 2017
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Going with the Flow

says. One was Fisher’s 2011 launch of WaterRev, an investment company focusing on technologies for sustainable water-use practices. Another idea, currently in early pilot testing, is FitMoney, a nonprofit K–12 financial literacy program... View Details

08 May 2012
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Screen Saver

mission around film and education,” Apkon says in a phone interview. “The nature of literacy changes based on how we communicate, and the vast majority of information these days is delivered through visual media. In the past decade, it’s... View Details

Keywords: Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Securities, Commodities, and Other Financial Investments; Finance

01 Oct 2021
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Tulsa Massacre Case Fosters Timely Conversations

better educational foundation. . . . So, unless the literacy rates increase overnight, providing a financial scholarship. . . [won’t override] years of systematic oppression.” Desai, the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance, was... View Details

25 Apr 2014
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Pooling resources to tackle India's social challenges

been improving lives in India for years. As CEO at Cummins, he helped establish the first engineering college for women; and later, at Microsoft, he helped create a computer literacy program that has trained 35 million children and nearly... View Details

15 Nov 2024
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Driving Change

observation that sparked discussions about financial literacy and empowerment among female leaders. Mary Erdoes (MBA 1993), CEO of J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management, brought stark statistics to the conversation, noting that while 85... View Details

09 Aug 2017
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Finding a Path Out of Poverty

performing students, recognition for leading teachers, and mentoring and financial literacy programs for the entire community. “Given my background, having overcome unemployment and homelessness,” says Magwegwe, “I felt I could ‘inspire... View Details

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