WHITFIELD COUNTY, GA (WDEF) – Understanding money, and how to make it work for you, is a key to success in life. Students in Whitfield County are getting lessons in financial literacy that should really pay off in the long run. That’s a valuable example of “What’s Right With Our Schools.” “Financial literacy month is in May and so when you talk about middle school through high school standards and the areas of economics,” Brittany Sewell, Whitfield Co. Middle School Financial Director, said.