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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2004

Contact Rebecca Reid at 202-342-2922

Personal Finance Education Task Force Hosts Public Listening Session: First In Nation

Americans for Consumer Education and Competition President Mike Canning to participate

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2002) – In their on-going advancement as the nation’s financial education innovators, the State of Wisconsin will hold public listening sessions on the preliminary recommendations of Governor McCallum’s Task Force on Financial Education. Throughout Wisconsin, and via satellite from Washington, D.C., Wisconsin residents will be able to ask questions and respond to recommendations made by the task force.

Americans for Consumer Education and Competition (ACEC), a leading national organization on financial education for teens, will participate from the Washington, D.C. site via satellite, along with task force co-chair William Wilcox. Michael Canning, president of ACEC, will be present to discuss the progress the State of Wisconsin has made with their education agenda as it relates to personal finance.

“The State of Wisconsin continues to be ahead of the country’s education curve when it comes to innovative teaching programs,” said Mr. Canning. “As a member of Wisconsin’s task force on financial education, and a strong advocate of personal finance curricula, I have observed great strides in Wisconsin during the last few months. Now they are bringing their message to their citizens in yet another inventive means – public listening sessions.”

In Washington, D.C. the session will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (EST) at the House Recording Studio, 384 Rayburn House Office Building. Press may attend to cover the session and feedback. The Wisconsin Task Force preliminary recommendations can be viewed at www.wdfi.org.

“ACEC is encouraged by Wisconsin’s financial education leadership,” said Mr. Canning. First Public Listening Session on Finance Education (2)

“Our economic strength as a nation is rooted in the money management skills of our future. Without teaching personal finance to our students, we are creating an uncertain future for them and for business.”

The purpose of Wisconsin’s Task Force on Financial Education is to find ways to better prepare youth (K-16) to enter into and successfully participate in the evolving financial system as informed and responsible contributors to Wisconsin’s economy.

ACEC is the nation’s leader in the pursuit of financial literacy for America’s youth and advocate of consumer education and competition in the marketplace. For more information on ACEC log onto their website at www.acecusa.org.