For immediate release - Tuesday, April 25, 2000. They need to be smart consumers now and for the rest of their lives. They need to be smart consumers now and for the rest of their lives.
Teenagers are square in the sights of many marketing efforts.
Students are directed to consumer-related Internet sites to find answers to quiz questions. They can learn how interest accrues on credit cards if they make only minimum monthly payments. Kids are interested in the Internet. Teens also can find answers at traditional sources such as libraries and governmental agencies if they do not have access to the Internet. Miller said his colleagues at State Attorney General offices in Minnesota and Oklahoma pioneered the program in consultation with educators.