W!se Financial Literacy Video Contest

Calling all New York City High School Teachers and Students! W!se is pleased to announce a social media video contest for the chance to win cash prizes! Create a video about ONE of the following Financial Literacy topics: A “Point-of-View” video on how to resist the temptation to spend, spend, spend! “Healthy Financial Habit Challenge”… Read More

W!se Announces 2022-2023 Blue Star Schools

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce that 150 high schools in its national network have earned the distinction of being named a Blue Star School for their students’ outstanding performance on the 2022-2023 W!se Financial Literacy Certification Test. This national standardized Test is administered to students after… Read More

Supporting Domestic Violence Survivors Through Financial Education

By: David Anderson, President and CEO, W!se October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. While physical abuse is the most obvious form of abuse, domestic violence is not just physical. It also involves emotional, social, psychological, and financial coercion. The last of these is especially prevalent. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 94-99% of… Read More

2023 Financial Literacy Ambassador Award Announced

New York, NY – August 29, 2023 Working in Support of Education (W!se), a national educational nonprofit, has announced the five winners of the 2023 Financial Literacy Ambassador Award. W!se created the Award with generous sponsorship from FLO mentors, a group of W!se volunteers who are passionate about helping young people improve their personal finance… Read More

Working in Support of Education Receives Grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation 

 Working in Support of Education Receives Grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation  Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina(at)wise-ny.org  New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a new generous grant from the T. Rowe Price Foundation to support our W!se Institute and Financial Literacy… Read More

Working in Support of Education Receives Grant from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation

Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina@wise-ny.org New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous grant from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation to support the Quality of Life INNOVATIONS (QLI) Program. QLI invites high school students to become social entrepreneurs by using… Read More

“100 Best W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance Rankings Announced”

New York, NY – April 28, 2023 Working in Support of Education (W!se), a national nonprofit, announced the 2023 “100 Best W!se High Schools Teaching Personal Finance” during a ceremony sponsored by Voya Financial®. This year’s first-place school is Academies of West Memphis in West Memphis, Arkansas. Richmond Community High School from Virginia, High School… Read More

5th Annual EGE Sustainability and the Next Generation Workforce Conference

5th Annual EGE Sustainability and the Next Generation Workforce Conference March 7, 2023 Sponsored by Con Edison, Deutsche Bank, and UFT The W!se Institute’s Engineered Green Economics (EGE “edge”) conference works to advance sustainability education, address the concerns of young people today and help cultivate the next generation of workers. The 2023 Conference will focus… Read More

Wells Fargo Foundation Supports W!se Financial Literacy and W!se Institute Programs

Media Contact: Samantha Spina | 212-421-2700 | sspina@wise-ny.org New York, NY – Working in Support of Education (W!se) is pleased to announce it has received a generous $75,000 grant from Wells Fargo Foundation to support the Financial Literacy Certification program and the W!se Institute in the 2022-23 school year. “Our longstanding partnership with Wells Fargo… Read More