In recognition of Financial Education Month, Regions
Bank (NYSE:RF) is expanding its relationship with educational
content provider Scholastic
to add new material created for kindergarten through second grade
students, in addition to enhancing tools for third through fifth graders.
“The key to providing children with the tools for responsible money
management is to begin talking with them about money while they’re still
young,” said Michele Elrod, Regions head of Marketing. “Teaming with
Scholastic allows Regions to provide free, quality math materials to
classrooms and families across our footprint. This collaboration
furthers Regions’ commitment to provide advice, guidance and education
in the communities we serve.”
In 2013, Regions launched a national affiliation with Scholastic, a
global children’s education and publishing company linked to more than
90 percent of schools in the U.S. The collaboration offers branded
“Adventures in Math” lesson plans, activity sheets and two online
digital games to teachers, students and their parents.
The partnership now includes new downloadable content and two
e-magazines that can be found at Scholastic.com/Regions.
The Regions Scholastic page also features digital games – one for
kindergarten through second graders and one for third through fifth
graders. Each game challenges students to make decisions about saving,
giving and budgeting.
In addition to providing financial education resources for grade school
students, Regions is also continuing its years-long partnership with
critical skills company EverFi. Since 2010, Regions has reached nearly
20,000 people through EverFi high school, college and adult online
financial education programs. At the high school level, more than 50
schools across eight states participate in the EverFi program,
connecting students with tools designed to help them achieve lasting
success as they enter college and adulthood.
About Regions Financial Corporation
Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE:RF), with $118 billion in assets, is
a member of the S&P 500 Index and is one of the nation’s largest
full-service providers of consumer and commercial banking, wealth
management, mortgage, and insurance products and services. Regions
serves customers in 16 states across the South, Midwest and Texas, and
through its subsidiary, Regions Bank, operates approximately 1,700
banking offices and 2,000 ATMs. Additional information about Regions and
its full line of products and services can be found at www.regions.com.
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