My Classroom is a short NGPF podcast series devoted to supporting the efforts of teachers. Each week we will speak with different teachers who will share timely tips, resources, and teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately into the classroom.

In this week's episode, we speak to Dan LaSalle. For nine years, Dan worked in Philadelphia as a high school teacher and later a school administrator. During this time, he began a financial literacy program that he now works on full-time. His organization is called the Niche Clinic. Niche Clinic runs a program for high school students that not only teaches them about saving, budgeting, and investing, but also gives them an opportunity to earn money for creating meaningful change in their school or community.

Dan was recently featured in a CNBC article and has been highlighted in many other press articles such as on Marketplace and the Philadelphia Inquirer. 

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Resources from the conversation: 

• The Niche Clinic
• Bank On Informational Handout
• Stockpile

Extend your learning with these opportunities:

• 4/20/21: NEW! Bank On Virtual PD
• 4/24/21: Inclusive Financial Education: Unbanked & Underbanked Americans Virtual PD
• A previous NGPF podcast with Dan LaSalle

About the Authors

Amanda Volz

Amanda joins the NGPF Team with over 20 years of experience teaching personal finance. During that time, she led her students to hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships, won multiple awards, and most importantly, impacted the financial lives of thousands of high school students. Amanda prides herself on being an educational leader and is constantly looking for innovative ways to make the classroom relevant, rigorous, and fun. She is a passionate advocate for financial education and has been a long-time member of the NGPF community. Fun fact - Amanda was NGPF’s first teacher account! When Amanda isn’t working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, and traveling with her husband and two children.

Brian Page

Making a difference in the lives of students through financial capability is Brian’s greatest passion. He comes to NGPF after fifteen years of public school teaching where he was the ‘11 Ohio Department of Education recipient of a Milken National Educator Award, the CEE Forbes Award winner, and a Money Magazine/CNN "Money Hero". He served on the working group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. He has private school experience as a Trustee for the Cincinnati Country Day School and was a past Ohio Jump$tart President. Brian holds a BBA and M.Ed. When Brian isn’t working alongside his NGPF teammates he is likely spending time with his wife, three children, and dog; hiking, or watching Ohio State football.