For Teachers: Lessons on 'Green' Investing

The Week in Review is provided by The Stock Market Game, which is a curriculum-based teaching tool that allows students to invest a hypothetical $100,000 online stock portfolio to learn about long-term saving and investing.

The Stock Market Game Week in Review: Apr. 21-25

In an effort to boost the flagging economy, the federal government announced last week it will start distributing the special stimulus payments on Monday, April 28 -- four days earlier than expected.

Each day this week, with the exception of Thursday, May 1, 800,000 tax filers will have their checks deposited. The rebates range from $600 for single filers to $1,200 for couples as well as $300 rebates per child. Why the early delivery? According to Andrew DeSouza, a U.S. Department of Treasury spokesperson, the payments will go out ahead of schedule due to a new computer program that updates records daily -- faster than the previous program that updated the information weekly. Overall, the Treasury will distribute more than $110 billion to 130 million taxpayers by July and hopes to get the first $50 billion out by the end of May. ...