In April, the 5th annual Cherry Blossom Financial Education Institute converged at George Washington University--hosted by GW's Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC)--to discuss what works in financial education.

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The origins of the institute date back to a convening of researchers at the University of Arizona in 2014 to discuss how to create a cadre of scholars focused on studying the impact of financial education. From that initial meeting came the plan to host an annual research conference at GW each April.