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2026 Celebration of National Financial Literacy Month w/ Cleveland Browns Call for Sponsors (Click Here)	Nominations: Financial & Economic Education Awards Open thru February 15th (Click Here)

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Workshop	Date	Location	Registration
Book Club: Poverty, by America	Session 1: Thurs., Jan. 29th from 5-6 PM (EST) Session 2: Thurs, Feb. 19th from 5-6 PM (EST) Session 3: Thurs, Mar. 19th from 5-6 PM (EST) Session 4: Thurs., Apr. 30th from 5-6 (EST)	Online via Zoom	Registration Overview
A Celebration of National Financial Literacy Month at Cleveland Browns Training Facility	Wed., April 1st, 2026 from 4:30 - 6:45 pm (EST)	CrossCountry Mortgage Campus of the Cleveland Browns	Registration (Limited Tickets) Overview
Summer Educator Institute in Financial & Economic Education (Spots Limited)	July 13th thru 15th, 2026 from 8:30 - 2:30 pm (EST)	University of Akron, Main Campus	Register: Early Bird

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