The National Academy Foundation received a two-year, $250,000 grant from the New York Life Foundation to support strategic growth and an increase in the number of students in Academies of Finance in 14 schools in seven states.

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AOF connects high school students considered to be at very high risk of academic failure with the world of financial services by offering a curriculum that covers banking and credit, financial planning, international finance, securities, insurance, accounting, and economics, coupled with work-based learning experiences.

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The new AOFs are located in: Birmingham, Ala.; Pasadena and Sacramento, Calif.; New Haven, Conn.; Louisville, Ky. (two); Laurel, Oxon Hill and Riverdale, Md.; Barker, Clarence and Rochester, N.Y.; Las Vegas; and Oklahoma City, Okla. 

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