February 20, 2007
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Treasury, Education to Host Summit on Improving
U.S. Students’ Financial Literacy

The U.S. Treasury and Education Departments will team up this week for a two-day summit to discuss the challenges and possible solutions to improving youth financial literacy.  The summit, which will address financial education for Kindergarten through postsecondary students, will be held at the Department of Education on day one and at the Treasury the second day.

The U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral and Education Deputy Secretary Raymond Simon will join other Treasury and Education officials as featured speakers at the event.  Summit participants will discuss challenges such as finding room for financial education in America's schools.

The meeting is open to the media.  Media without Treasury press credentials should contact Frances Anderson in advance for entrance to the Treasury Department at (202)622-2960, or frances.anderson@do.treas.gov with the following information: name, Social Security number, and date of birth.

Who  
Education Deputy Secretary Raymond Simon
U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral
Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Dan Iannicola, Jr.
Education Assistant Deputy Secretary Morgan Brown
Emil W. Henry, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions

What 
Two-Day Summit on K- Postsecondary Financial Education

When  
Wednesday, February 21,10:00 a.m.

Where 
Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC

Thursday
February 22,9:00 a.m.
Treasury Department
Cash  Room
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC