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Educational Seminars & Links

Financial Seminars for School Employees

Throughout the year, our Field Marketing Representatives offer FREE staff, district, or support-services presentations at schools across the state.

Talk with your payroll officer or school administrator about bringing a seminar to your school. Seminars are available in 30- or 60-minute formats and can be held before or after school, during lunch breaks, or at an in-service session. We'll gladly tailor a talk that hits the highlights of today's hottest financial topics, including:

Financial Yoga Stretching Your Hard-Earned Dollars In today’s tough economic climate, having the skills to stretch a paycheck is more important than ever. Reduce your financial stress by learning key tips to becoming a more effective money manager.

Identity Theft It’s a growing problem that isn’t going away. Learn simple, practical tips to substantially reduce the chance of falling prey to identity theft, as well as the steps to take to minimize damage if you are a victim.

Solving the Mystery of the Credit Report Credit reports are increasingly important to our lives. By understanding the reporting process, your consumer rights and responsibilities, how to recover from inaccuracies, and guard against identity theft, you can establish, and protect a strong credit history and good credit score.

Retirement Planning The Basics To ensure a comfortable retirement, it is important to take the proper steps during the working years. Participants in this workshop will learn how to harness the power of time, how investments can be used to reach long term goals, and how inflation and taxes will impact their retirement dollars; color: blue">.

Money Talks But Good Credit Rocks High school students will learn the advantages and pitfalls of checking accounts, debit and credit cards, and payday loans. We stress the importance of maintaining good credit and the role credit reports play in their lives. Also covered is how to protect against Identity Theft.

Personal Finance for College Students If you are like most college students, your top priority right now is getting a good education. Make sure that financial concerns don’t get in the way of your studies by learning to effectively manage your funds so you can cover your tuition, books and materials, food, housing, transportation, entertainment, and other expenses.

The A-B-Cs of Car Buying Keep more of your hard-earned money in your pocket! Learn insider tips for getting the best deal on a new or used car or how to let someone else do the searching and negotiating for you.

Home Buying 101 Don't refinance your current mortgage or shop for a new home without hearing these important home-buying tips! Learn about zero-down, interest only, FHA, VA, conventional loans, and more!

Benefits of School Employees Credit Union Membership Learn how you can save money with membership in the only statewide credit union devoted exclusively to serving school employees and their families.

For more information, e-mail us at marketing@secuwa.org or call 1-888-628-4010 weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Educational Links

George Lucas Educational Foundation

Association of Washington School Principals

Washington State Teachers Retirement System

Washington State Educations Association

The Seattle Times - Education News

Education Civic Access

Nursing Net - A resource for school nurses.

Yahoo - Links to Washington education sites.

PBS Online

Educator Career Services, Seattle University

Washington State Board of Education

BalanceTrack - Online Personal Finance Education Center for members.

Employment Links

Washington State Apprenticeship Programs

Washington State Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board

Seattle Environmental Education

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Washington School Personnel Association

Educational Service District 113/Public Schools Personnel Cooperative

Puget Sound Educational Service District

Washington Education Association Jobline

Washington Center for Teaching Careers

University of Washington Jobs

Seattle School District Jobs

Spokane Public School Jobs

Schools and Universities in Washington Links

Seattle-area universities and colleges

Washington Two-Year Colleges

University of Washington

Seattle Pacific University

City University

Seattle University

Seattle Community Colleges

Antioch University - Seattle

Bastyr University

Renton Technical College

Seattle elementary and secondary schools

Seattle Public Schools

Garfield High School

Arbor Heights Elementary School

Puget Sound Community School

Western Washington schools, universities, and colleges outside Seattle

Universities and colleges

Grays Harbor College - Aberdeen

Bellevue Community College - Bellevue

Pacific Lutheran University - Tacoma

University of Puget Sound - Tacoma

Western Washington University - Bellingham

The Evergreen State College - Olympia

Elementary and secondary schools

Sammamish High School - Bellevue

Bellingham Public School - Bellingham

Burlington-Edison High School - Burlington

Kent School District - Kent

Chimacum School District - Chimacum

Eastern Washington universities and colleges

Eastern Washington University - Cheney

Central Washington University - Ellensburg

Washington State University - Pullman

Gonzaga University - Spokane

Whitman College - Walla Walla