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GAO Releases Highlights of Financial Literacy Forum
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a report entitled Financial Literacy: Strengthening Partnerships in Challenging Times (Highlights of a Forum).
GAO convened a forum on October 20, 2011, to discuss:
- needs and priorities in improving financial literacy;
- roles and responsibilities of, and collaboration among, the government, nonprofit, and private sectors;
- lessons learned from federal public health and nutrition literacy initiatives; and
- GAO’s potential role in addressing financial literacy issues.
Forum participants included representatives of federal, state, and local government organizations; academic experts; nonprofit practitioners; and representatives from the private sector.
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