Currently, JA works with more than 51 high schools across the state. The Equifax Y.E.S. program is currently in 114 Georgia high schools. By 2005, Equifax and JA plan to serve 200,000 students per year, K-12, in Georgia. Equifax and JA will work with schools across the state to implement curriculum that will include successful components from both programs, in addition to new elements created through the partnership. Equifax and JA will also make information about the program available on the Internet so that parents, educators and other groups statewide can take advantage of the initiative.
Recent studies indicate young people themselves want to learn more about managing money.
A national study by Yankelovich and Partners reports that most young people have little confidence in their money management skills with 74 percent of 1,100 people aged 12 to 22 stating that schools should teach money management. About 43 percent of respondents said financial education should begin in high school while 40 percent said it should begin in junior high. Y.E.S. has taught the students how to understand what credit is and how to prepare for a life of good credit. Every student in Georgia should be exposed to this program. It is easily understood, well-organized and so 'cool' that students don't realize they are learning valuable information.