Everyone knows "schools" and "rules" go hand-in-hand, but take a look at the laws our teachers follow. BY THE HOME ECONOMIST Schools don't only make rules, they also follow them. Alabama says 14 years olds who have both a legal job and their parents blessing can – by law – leave school for good. In Washington DC [...]
How unemployment affects you, even if you have a job or don't need one. By the Home Economist This election everyone's talking about the unemployment rate. May sound like a real snoozer, leaving you to think, "I don't care because....." 1) I have a job. 2) I don't need a job. 3) Sure as hell I need a job, [...]
Allowances, jobs, saving and spending, the lastest push in education is to get economics in schools. Here's what you need to do at home. BY THE HOME ECONOMIST This week in her after-school program, teen coordinator for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Miami Diana Perez will introduce to junior-high kids a few real-life financial skills [...]