Financial Education

Teaching Profession Teaching Resource Watch: Financial Lessons for Kids
In the next couple months, the U.S. Treasury Department is planning to unveil a website offering teachers "ready-made personal finance lessons that fit neatly into existing math and English courses" and that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards, according to Time magazine.
Francesca Duffy, February 22, 2013
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Education Funding News in Brief U.S. Students Fail Test on Financial Literacy
A new study shows the nation's youths have a poor grasp of basic financial concepts.
McClatchy-Tribune, September 11, 2012
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Curriculum More Evidence of Financial-Literacy Woes in New Study
A new study finds that even among motivated students taking part in a financial-literacy competition, their level of knowledge is weak.
Erik W. Robelen, September 5, 2012
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Teacher Kathy Thomas helps Chris Leyva, 17, a junior in Herndon High School's Economics and Personal Finance class, construct a resume on Oct. 27 in Herndon, Va. With the cost of college rising and family finances strained, students are taking out more loans to pay for their education. To better equip students to manage their college expenses, financial-literacy programs are spreading in high school classrooms and on college campuses. Virginia now requires all students to complete a one-credit financial-literacy course.
Teacher Kathy Thomas helps Chris Leyva, 17, a junior in Herndon High School's Economics and Personal Finance class, construct a resume on Oct. 27 in Herndon, Va. With the cost of college rising and family finances strained, students are taking out more loans to pay for their education. To better equip students to manage their college expenses, financial-literacy programs are spreading in high school classrooms and on college campuses. Virginia now requires all students to complete a one-credit financial-literacy course.
Nicole Fruge/Education Week
Curriculum High Schools, Colleges Push Financial Literacy
Students are taking on more college debt in this struggling economy, often without the knowledge to make wise choices.
Caralee J. Adams, October 28, 2011
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Curriculum Teacher Leaders Network Money Matters: The Case for Teaching Financial Literacy
Teachers need to do more to weave financial literacy into instruction and help safeguard students' futures, writes Anthony S. Colucci.
Anthony S. Colucci, June 29, 2011
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Federal News in Brief Financial Literacy Added to PISA
A prominent international assessment of student achievement will include a new topic—financial literacy—when the testing regime is next administered, with results to be released in 2013.
Erik W. Robelen, March 1, 2011
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Federal Financial Literacy to Be Tested on International Exam
The new PISA exam will focus on such matters as planning and managing financies, dealing with credit cards, and consumer rights.
Erik W. Robelen, February 23, 2011
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Curriculum Opinion Charting A Better Course for Business and Education
If corporate America's involvement in education is to yield dividends for students, businesspeople and educators must learn to treat each other's ideas and experiences with respect, Joseph Piro writes.
Joseph M. Piro, January 11, 2011
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Curriculum Friday Roundup Part II: Math, Arts Ed., Financial Literacy, and Book Bans
A quick roundup of developments in math, financial literacy, arts education, and book banning.
Erik W. Robelen, September 10, 2010
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Social Studies Colorado to Host Summit on Student Financial Literacy
Colorado is hosting a summit this week on improving students' personal financial literacy.
Erik W. Robelen, April 5, 2010
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Curriculum Scoring Points in Teaching Finance
Many educators are turning to digital games to teach students about personal finance and investing.
Katie Ash, January 29, 2010
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Curriculum Opinion Bring Back Thrift Week
As the nation pulls itself out of the Great Recession, writes David Lapp, maybe it’s time to reinstitute a tradition begun in 1916 that spanned 50 years and hundreds of classrooms: National Thrift Week.
David Lapp, January 13, 2010
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Curriculum Games Evolve as Tools for Teaching Financial Literacy
Many educators are turning to digital games to teach students about personal finance and investing.
Katie Ash, November 16, 2009
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Education Funding Report Roundup Financial Literacy
A new study suggests that a game designed to teach students how the stock market works boosts their skills in both mathematics and financial literacy.
Debra Viadero, September 22, 2009
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