With the pervasive news coverage of America's financial turmoil, children may have questions about what is going on in our economy.  Many adults have a difficult time understanding-much less explaining in an age-appropriate way to a child-what is going on in our government and in our financial markets.
 
Junior Achievement, the expert in teaching kids the economics of life, has produced an easy to comprehend tool to understand the current financial crisis.  The document "Understanding the Financial Crisis: Origin and Impact" was authored by Dr. Dale R. DeBoer, Department of Economics, CU-Colorado Springs. 
 
The paper summarizes the financial industry events and legislative changes that led up to the current troubles in the global economy. The document, geared towards students, is available on the Junior Achievement website www.jaky.org <http://www.jaky.org/>  or by
contacting JA at 502-561-KIDS (5437).
 
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana's mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.