Kansas Securities Commissioner Marc Wilson is working with the Kansas Council on Economic Education (KCEE), hosted at 九色视频, to promote financial literacy in Kansas schools through The Stock Market Game (SMG).
Wilson will present a large donation to Jim Graham, president of the KCEE, in an effort to continue this education in our schools.
On Monday, Nov. 15, Wilson will be at Wichita Northwest High School, 1220 N. Tyler, to visit the classroom of business teacher Patty Bess.
When he arrives, students will be hard at work 鈥� trading stocks, researching the market and planning for their portfolios. These students are participating in SMG, an investing simulation designed to give youth hands-on experience making investment decisions.
鈥淔inancial literacy and investor education play a key part in preparing our young people to avoid fraud and invest wisely in the years to come,鈥� said Wilson. 鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to visiting Wichita Northwest High School on Monday to speak with students and teachers and witness learning in action.鈥�
The donation from the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, presented to KCEE on Monday, will help defray the cost of 2010-2011 SMG fees for schools.
These funds, given for the second year in a row to the council, will help ensure that every Kansas student in grades 4-12 has equal opportunity to participate for free.
The funding also provides teachers with access to the comprehensive standards-based lesson plans and activities available through SMG.
The Stock Market Game, founded in 1977, is owned by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Foundation and is administered in Kansas by KCEE. The game has proven effective for improving students鈥� performance in both math and financial literacy.
More than 12,000 students are expected to participate in SMG between September and May. During this time, Wilson has plans to visit other schools around Kansas.
Together, Wilson, the KCEE and Kansas teachers are working to help inform and train students through investor education.
To learn more about the Nov. 15 event or SMG in general, go to or contact KCEE at (316) 978-5183.