Teens Compete, Improve Their Financial Literacy (2/2)

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Carmel High School from Indiana won the beginners division. Vestavia Hills High School in Alabama won the advanced division. Team member John Reinhardt says economics is a good way for young people to learn to make their own decisions.

Back in Northern California, a middle school in South San Francisco started a school bookstore this year. Students help operate the store. But mostly the goal is to help them improve their English skills and learn to love reading and literature.

Test scores at Parkway Heights Middle School have been very low for the last seven years. The students come largely from poor, Spanish-speaking families. Two language arts teachers opened the bookstore in April with a choice of interesting books at good prices. Trish Issac and Swaicha Chanduri received money from Schoolwide, a group that helps schools set up bookstores.

Teachers hope the bookstore will be open more than one day a week, especially during summer vacation. The store may be competition for the school library. As one eighth grader noted, the bookstore has new books, and if you want to buy them, you can. Also, the library is very quiet, she says, while the bookstore "seems like a more social area."

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来自印第安纳州的Carmel高中赢得了初级组的胜利。VestaviaHill高中在高级组中获胜。小组成员John Reinhardt说经济学是年轻人学习自己做决定的一个好方法。

回到北卡罗莱纳州，今年，一所位于旧金山南部的学校开设了一个学校书店。学生帮助经营书店。但是，（开设书店）的主要目的是帮助他们改善英语技能并且爱上阅读和文学。

Parkway Heights中学在过去七年中，分数一直都很低。这些学生多数来自说西班牙语的低收入家庭。两位语言学老师在4月开设了这个书店，他们选择了一些价格适中且有趣的书。 Trish Issac和Swaicha Chanduri接受来自Schoolwide的资金。Schoolwide是一个帮助学校建立书店的组织。

老师们希望书店开放的时间将多于每周1天，尤其是在暑假的时候。书店也许会与学校图书馆形成竞争。就像一个8年级学生提到的，书店有新书，而且如果你想买，就可以买。并且，她说，图书馆太安静了，可书店"似乎更像一个社区。"

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