Featured Articles Kayla Czappa • 13 Jan 2026 • 3 min read Banzai Partner Appreciation: Thank You for Making Financial Education Possible As a way of demonstrating nationwide appreciation, we asked educators to reflect on what the Banzai program and their sponsors mean to them.
In the News Rachel Yentes • 2 Apr 2012 • 2 min read School Spotlight: Teaching Real-Life Money Skills WAUNAKEE — Paying off a credit card when there’s not enough money in the bank. Paying rent or going out to eat. Facing overdraft charges on a checking account. Tracking the stock market. Read more Artboard
In the News Rachel Yentes • 22 Mar 2012 • 1 min read Parenting Project: Dollars and “Sense” WAUNAKEE (WKOW) — It can be hard to teach your child the value of a dollar. But a class at Waunakee High School prepares students for when they have to survive on their own. Read more Artboard
In the News Rachel Yentes • 16 Mar 2012 • 2 min read Money Matters Taught Some Forrest students were gaining financial literacy through an Internet-based computer program this week. Read more Artboard
In the News Rachel Yentes • 10 Jan 2012 • 1 min read Ascentra Credit Union Awarded Grants for Area Schools BETTENDORF, Iowa –Ascentra Credit Union was recently awarded $10,000 through two grants to help the organization’s financial education efforts in our community in 2012. Read more Artboard
In the News Rachel Yentes • 4 Dec 2011 • 3 min read Class Helps Students Learn How to Avoid Debt With record numbers pursuing higher education and rising tuition costs at most universities, debt among people in their 20s is a growing problem. Read more Artboard
In the News Rachel Yentes • 27 Sep 2011 • 2 min read Program Teaches Students About Saving Money, Spending Wisely SPRING TWP., Pa. – Before they said the Pledge of Allegiance, elementary school students at St. Ignatius Loyola School in Spring Township, Berks County pledged their allowance. Read more Artboard
In the News Rachel Yentes • 15 Sep 2011 • 2 min read Banzai Bonanza Anyone who has followed this blog is aware of my belief in the importance of early financial education. Read more Artboard
