“As a teacher I live for lightbulb moments, and there are no lightbulb moments like those that involve financial literacy. Very few things can compare to the looks on their faces when they begin to calculate the cost of taxes from their paychecks, the cost of insurance deductibles when they are sick or injured, as well as the financial stability that saving and investments can bring. As these important life skills are being modeled less and less in the home, it is imperative that the schools and community join together to fill in those gaps and raise productive members of society.”

“Third-grade math scores may not sound like a workforce issue, but if kids fall behind early, they rarely catch up. That’s why LongviewMATH! was created – it’s how we get ahead of the problem and secure the workforce we’ll need in critical fields like healthcare and manufacturing.”