Nevada State Treasurer, Zach Conine, attended Alyce Taylor Elementary School recently to show students the importance of saving and budgeting finances.
New program that aims to teach young students financial literacy.
The students start off with a college savings plan and are encouraged to set money aside to go into that account.
So far this school year, 44 students have begun saving money collecting nearly $3,000.
Nationally, the school savings program has helped thousands of students for the last 35 years.