Money Matters Episode 141- Educents W/ Kate Whitling

On average, teachers spend $700 per year of their own personal funds to purchase educational supplies and resources for their classrooms. And some report spending as high as $5,000! During the month of May Educents is giving away $10,000 to teachers for Teacher Appreciation Month. We were joined by the CEO of Educents, Kate Whitling.  Kate Whiting is the CEO and cofounder of Educents, the online marketplace for educational products for pre-kindergarten to 12th grade educators. Prior she was an educational consultant that worked with companies such as Pearson and McGraw Hill. To learn more about Educents visit: www.Educents.com Personal Finance Cheat Sheet Article: http://www.cheatsheet.com/personal-finance/how-schools-can-improve-their-personal-finance-education.html/ Financial Advisor Magazine Articles: http://www.fa-mag.com/news/advisors-stay-the-course-amid-monday-s-market-drop-22864.html?section=3  http://www.fa-mag.com/news/on-it-s-80th-anniversary–advisors-consider-social-security-s-impact–future-22784.html?section=3 You can listen live by going to www.kpft.org and clicking on the HD3 tab. You can also listen to this episode and others by podcast at: http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/moneymatters or www.moneymatterspodcast.com #KPFTHOUSTON #Educents