Through the generosity of Curtis Arnold and The Bill and Sharon Arnold Family Foundation, the Arkansas Jump$tart Coalition, a coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of pre-kindergarten through college-age youth, is funding the $350 tuition for two Arkansas teachers to attend the 2010 Jump$tart National Educator Conference.

To be eligible, contestants must be a teacher who will be teaching personal finance in any public or private school, any grade, in Arkansas. Interested teachers must submit an essay of no more than two pages. The essay must include the following information: name, your contact information, where you teach, what you teach, why you are applying, and how you would share the information learned with other teachers. Full contest details can be obtained from the Arkansas Jump Start Coalition page on Facebook or by contacting Dr. Mary Ann Campbell at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Essays are to be submitted by email to Laura Connerly, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by noon on Monday, August 23, 2010. A committee of Arkansas Jump$tart Coalition members will judge the entries. Contest winners will be notified by Thursday, August 26th at noon.

For more information about the National Educator Conferece, visit the conference website at http://www.nhjumpstart.org/NationalEducatorConference.htm.