On-the-job learning

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Some teens learn about money from a book. Some learn it on the job. For 65 teens involved with Carmichael, Calif.-based nonprofit BeMoneySmart USA, they're getting it both ways. The MoneySmart teach-and-hire program, started three years ago by an educator and her husband, o ... »Read more>>

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