Invest Ed®STARS Students Achieve National Recognition
Spring 2010 several Invest Ed®STARS teachers participated in the National Financial Capability Challenge co-sponsored by the US Dept.
of Treasury and the Dept. of Education. 76,892 students participated from 1,535 schools. National average score was 70%.
Click http://www.challenge.treas.gov/ and View Participation Statistics; state statistics are also available. Only 3 perfect
scores were achieved in Oklahoma, and our teacher had all 3! Congratulations to these Invest Ed®STARS teachers and students for their
national recognition!
TEACHER
SCHOOL
STUDENTS
RANKING
Melinda Stratton
Math Finance/Life Skills
Owasso Ram Academy
(Tulsa County)
1
top 20%
Becky Smart
home school teacher/student - Lawton, OK
(Comanche County)
1
top 20%
Debra Smith
Financial Literacy
Gracemont HS
(Caddo County)
3
top 20%
Teresa Yandell
Business/Computer Science
Woodland HS
(Osage County)
3
top 20%
Terri Winkle
Business/Investments
Western Heights HS
(Oklahoma County)
11
top 20%
Linda Long
Careers/Computers/Law
Elk City HS
(Beckham County)
16
3
top 20%
100% (Only 524 students nationally scored 100%)
Invest Ed®STARS Students Achieve National Recognition
The US Department of Treasury
http://flc.treas.gov sponsors the National Financial Literacy Challenge, a new program recommended by the
President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. In its initial semester spring 2008, 46,000 students in 2,000
high schools participated. STARS teachers were provided the option to register students for the fall 2008
Challenge. Students who score in the top 25th percentile receive Certificates.
CONGRATULATIONS to these
three business teachers for their students’ National accomplishments!
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