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Half of all high school seniors have ATM cards.
30-percent use at least one credit card.
But only 20-percent of teenagers have had any formal instruction in personal finance by the time they graduate.
An eighth grade math teacher in New Hampshire has found a creative way to teach math and give students a financial education.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

We'll get a lesson in creative writing from some of the most accomplished people in the field. Margaret-Love Denman interviewed more than twenty famous writers to get some insight on the creative process. She's collected those interviews in a new book called "Story Matters". We'll find out what she heard from such literary minds as Dave Eggers, Grace Paley and Tobias Wolff.

Later in the show we'll visit the new Tupelo Music Hall. New Hampshire Public Radio's Lisa Peakes visited the Londonderry venue during a recent open mic night and created this audio postcard.

Dr. Susan Lynch, a pediatrician, is using her new prominence as First Lady to draw attention to a growing health concern in the Granite State--overweight kids. We'll talk with Dr. Lynch about her interest in the problem, and what's going on in New Hampshire schools, communities and homes to address the issue. We will also hear from Tamara Martin, Chairperson of the New Hampshire Healthy Schools Coalition; Sandy Van Scoyoc, President of the H and H Foundation; and Jane Slaton, Principal at Andover Elementary School.