Bookmobile gives New York’s young readers a Merry Christmas

Bookmobile gives New York’s young readers a Merry Christmas

They’re paging New Yorkers. House of SpeakEasy, a Manhattan-based nonprofit, is delivering reading materials to needy New Yorkers with its bookmobile. The organization’s modified box truck, which has 54 feet of shelf space, made a stop Saturday in the Bronx. Devoted bibliophiles gave away nearly 600 new books — including volumes donated by The Post … Read more

Most parents agree children should be taught financial literacy in schools

Most parents agree children should be taught financial literacy in schools

More than a third of parents worry that their child does not understand the value of a dollar (38%), according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of kids aged 5-17 looked at how important they consider financial education early on and found that a majority agree that financial responsibility starts at home (82%). … Read more

Dollars and sense: The time is now to teach students financial literacy

Dollars and sense: The time is now to teach students financial literacy

This article is one of the winning submissions from the first annual New York Post Scholars Contest, presented by Command Education. Imagine you are an 18-year-old high school graduate preparing to embark on the terrifying unpredictability of life and college ahead. Tax day arrives and you are desperately trying to file, send or gather the money you … Read more