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Maryland has no statewide personal finance requirement, but Fort Meade's district now does. What the MIC3 waiver covers after a PCS move, and what it misses.

Most financial education doesn't change behavior. What the research says about experiential learning, and where Maryland's standards need it most.

A Maryland first grader will be assessed this year on knowing what a quarter is worth. That was not true a year ago, and most parents have not been told. Maryland's revised math standards, adopted by the Maryland State Board of Education on July 29, 2025 and implemented starting in the 2026-2027 school year, add money to first grade for the first time. Standard 1.GR.C.6 requires first graders to identify and know the value of the penny, nickel, dime and quarter, and the $1, $

What the Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC) credential actually requires, why the military relies on it, and how to verify one in about two minutes.

D2D ran its Game of Life financial literacy workshop for 166 MOED YouthWorks participants at six Baltimore sites. Inside the numbers the simulation shows.

D2D confirms two fall 2026 programs: Money Club at Watkins Mill Elementary, plus a new Millionaire's Club at Neelsville Middle worth 15 MCPS SSL hours.

The War Department's Military Compensation Educational Campaign covers pay, BRS and benefits. Here is what it explains, and the TSP matching detail it skips.

MCPS honored Diapers 2 Deposits with a Summer RISE 2026 Host Certificate. A look at youth workforce development in Maryland where 10 interns did real work.

Diapers 2 Deposits is at four MCPS Back-to-School Fairs on Aug. 22. Site times and three financial literacy programs Montgomery County families can join.

An AFC who taught Army soldiers explains how military families can freeze credit at all three bureaus, add an active duty alert, and thaw it in an hour.

Diapers 2 Deposits completed the NSF I-Corps Lean Startup Accelerator on August 4, one of 15 teams, and leaves with a clearer buyer and fall pilots.

Diapers 2 Deposits has been approved for MCPS Student Service Learning hours. Grades 6 to 12 earn verified SSL hours teaching credit to younger peers.

An AFC who taught soldiers on an Army post explains what military kids need from financial education, and how families keep it going through a PCS.

Through MCPS Summer RISE, Diapers 2 Deposits' summer interns built 170+ assessments, 100+ investing cards, and a live leaderboard. Here's what the work taught them.

See how Diapers 2 Deposits runs its Game of Life financial literacy simulation: four hands-on stations that teach youth to budget, handle surprises, and invest.

Diapers 2 Deposits founder Whitney Ramirez is validating Virtual Financial Field Trips through the NSF Lean Startup Accelerator. What VFFT is and why the format works.

The D2D Investor's Club is teaching teens to invest through real market decisions at Baltimore City high schools this summer, in person and online.

Missed payments can put a security clearance at risk. Here is how financial readiness protects military families, and where to build the habit early.

Diapers 2 Deposits documents AFC Train-the-Trainer delivery for state personal finance mandates, anchored by spring 2026 classroom data from TYWLS Astoria.

MCPS Summer RISE 2026 names Diapers 2 Deposits a host for the June 22 cohort, pairing personal finance and soft skills training across five weeks in Rockville.