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Information Experts Unveils Youth-Targeted Curriculum for FDIC

RESTON, VIRGINIA, May 7, 2008—Information Experts is proud to announce the successful completion of work on FDIC’s Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum development project, aimed at meeting the growing need for financial literacy amongst teens. The curriculum helps instructors teach youth between ages 12 and 20 the basics of handling their money and finances, including how to create positive relationships with financial institutions. It is aligned with educational standards for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, in addition to Jump$tart national financial literacy standards and National Council on Economics Education national economics standards.

"Money Smart for Young Adults will provide students with the basic knowledge and skill sets they need to manage their money wisely," said FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair. "I am confident that the new curriculum will become an essential tool for schools, youth groups and other organizations to teach young people the importance of saving and how to develop good financial habits early in life."

Each of the eight instructor-led modules in Money Smart for Young Adults includes a fully scripted instructor guide, participant guide and overhead slides. The materials also include an optional computer-based scenario that allows students to complete realistic exercises based on each module, such as shopping for a credit card. The curriculum is free and can be customized to meet audience needs.

IE was selected by FDIC to develop this courseware in September of 2007 and, as a trusted partner, worked closely with FDIC to define the content and course materials. IE’s award-winning team of Instructional and Graphic Designers developed materials that were relevant to teens and engaging in their presentation, combining informative graphics with avatars threaded throughout the modules for an updated, youth-friendly appeal.

FDIC proudly announced the launch of the Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum April 14, 2008 at the Lamond campus of the HOPE Community Public Charter School. This event signified the start of a partnership between FDIC and Operation Hope to facilitate the delivery of the new Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum in the D.C. Public School system. The D.C. Public School is will be the first public school system to benefit from the new curriculum.

About FDIC
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $100,000; by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails. An independent agency of the federal government, the FDIC was created in 1933 in response to the thousands of bank failures that occurred in the 1920s and early 1930s. Since the start of FDIC insurance on January 1, 1934, no depositor has lost a single cent of insured funds as a result of a failure. For more information regarding FDIC, visit www.fdic.gov.

About Information Experts
Information Experts is an award-winning strategic communications firm with a wealth of conceptual and implementation experience serving public service agencies and corporations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Information Experts offers full-service strategic consulting and messaging, content development in marketing and instructional design, print and digital graphic design, and learning solutions across an array of media. Information Experts, founded in 1995, is an 8(a) woman-owned business.