Junior Achievement (JA) has launched Biz Kid$, a new initiative about entrepreneurship and financial literacy aimed at school-aged children. This multi-media initiative consists of a public TV series, companion classroom curricula, a website and online newsletter. The website, www.BizKids.com, features clips from the TV series and invites visitors to sign up for the initiative's monthly newsletter, The Vault, which offers ideas on how kids can start their own businesses, hints on earning money, and tips on making their money grow.

At a time when only 10 percent of youth in America are graduating from high school with any kind of instruction in personal finance, Biz Kid$ helps kids understand the importance of saving and starting good financial habits early on. In fact, of the many young people who now drop out of college, more than half leave because of bankruptcy — not bad grades. To help reverse this trend, Biz Kid$ is designed to educate young people about finances and entrepreneurship. The initiative teaches the basics of saving money, budgeting, investing and giving back to the community.

Junior Achievement created the classroom curricula for the initiative which reinforces the content of each television episode and supplements existing JA programs. The show is produced by the creators of the Emmy award-winning TV series "Bill Nye the Science Guy," and airs locally on public television station WHUT 32 at 6:00 p.m. on Mondays. WETA 26 will begin airing Biz Kid$ shortly.