Article: Capital One, Washington Nationals and Junior Achievement Announce ''Sliding into Succe$$''; Chad Cordero to Launch Program That Teaches Students Important Financial Education Skills.

WASHINGTON -- Today, Capital One, Washington Nationals' Chad Cordero and Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area launched an innovative financial educational initiative -- "Sliding Into Succe$$." The interactive curriculum, based on baseball, will give approximately 1,000 students an opportunity to learn math skills, as well as basic budgeting and money management skills. Capital One, Washington Nationals and Junior Achievement of the National Capital Area created this program to empower students to work independently and as part of a team.

As part of the program, students will develop their own fantasy baseball team by calculating batting averages using ...

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