/financial-education Financial Education en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:30:29 GMT /policy-politics/why-this-state-will-take-a-class-requirement-off-the-ballot-and-why-it-matters/2024/07 Asking voters to decide on a curriculum issue could set a tricky precedent, experts say. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:30:29 GMT /policy-politics/why-this-state-will-take-a-class-requirement-off-the-ballot-and-why-it-matters/2024/07 /policy-politics/should-voters-decide-what-schools-teach/2024/05 Californians may vote to require a new high school finance course. Critics argue it sets a bad precedent. Thu, 30 May 2024 21:13:40 GMT /policy-politics/should-voters-decide-what-schools-teach/2024/05 /leadership/opinion-personal-finance-courses-are-booming-do-we-have-the-teachers-we-need/2024/05 Too few teachers currently have the training or the confidence for the job, writes an expert in personal finance education. Fri, 24 May 2024 16:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-personal-finance-courses-are-booming-do-we-have-the-teachers-we-need/2024/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-finance-education-in-schools-must-be-more-than-personal/2024/02 69´«Ă˝ need to teach students to see how their spending impacts others, writes the executive director of the Institute for Humane Education. Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-finance-education-in-schools-must-be-more-than-personal/2024/02 /teaching-learning/how-to-create-courses-on-personal-finance-that-stick/2024/01 Many states are now requiring students to study personal finance. Here are tips on implementing these courses. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:44:14 GMT /teaching-learning/how-to-create-courses-on-personal-finance-that-stick/2024/01 /teaching-learning/a-few-years-ago-8-states-required-personal-finance-education-now-its-up-to-half/2024/01 Advocates say the pandemic has accelerated the push to require high schoolers to take a financial literacy course. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 22:10:43 GMT /teaching-learning/a-few-years-ago-8-states-required-personal-finance-education-now-its-up-to-half/2024/01 /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-use-a-classroom-economy-to-teach-financial-literacy/2023/04 Rent, inflation, and savings are all elements of this 3rd grade teacher’s plan to expand her students’ financial literacy. Thu, 27 Apr 2023 20:13:26 GMT /teaching-learning/video-teachers-try-this-use-a-classroom-economy-to-teach-financial-literacy/2023/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-financial-literacy-transforms-students-lives-heres-where-to-start/2019/07 Teachers overwhelmingly agree teaching personal finance is important, but many aren't comfortable with the subject in their own lives. Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:18:20 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-financial-literacy-transforms-students-lives-heres-where-to-start/2019/07 /teaching-learning/video-lemonade-stands-version-2-0-growing-the-next-generation-of-entrepreneurs/2018/08 Lemonade stands call up nostalgic visions of kids handing out paper cups in front of their house on a hot summer day for pocket change. You don't picture children creating business plans, applying for startup loans, or scoping out locations. But that's the kind of entrepreneurial thinking organizations like Lemonade Day are supporting in dozens of cities across the U.S. The effort stems from a concern that schools don’t notice or nurture business skills… like being comfortable taking risks or bouncing back from failure. So nonprofits are stepping in to grow the next generation of entrepreneurs—one glass of lemonade at a time. Education Week Correspondent Kavitha Cardoza reports for PBS NewsHour from Indianapolis … a city that enthusiastically embraces the concept. Wed, 01 Aug 2018 14:46:23 GMT /teaching-learning/video-lemonade-stands-version-2-0-growing-the-next-generation-of-entrepreneurs/2018/08 /teaching-learning/video-lemonade-stands-teaching-entrepreneurship-a-cup-at-a-time/2018/07 Lemonade stands are not just an idle childhood pastime in Indianapolis. With guidance from local clubs and a national nonprofit, some young entrepreneurs have spent weeks learning the business skills needed to calculate costs and profits, promote their products, and find just the right location. (July 24, 2018) Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:25:52 GMT /teaching-learning/video-lemonade-stands-teaching-entrepreneurship-a-cup-at-a-time/2018/07 /teaching-learning/financial-literacy-requirements-linked-to-better-youth-credit-outcomes/2018/03 A study links financial literacy requirements in three states to better credit outcomes for young people after high school. Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:11:00 GMT /teaching-learning/financial-literacy-requirements-linked-to-better-youth-credit-outcomes/2018/03 /leadership/teaching-financial-literacy-does-your-state-make-the-grade/2017/12 Twenty-six states scored in the C through F range in a new report on financial literacy in high schools. Thu, 21 Dec 2017 12:15:10 GMT /leadership/teaching-financial-literacy-does-your-state-make-the-grade/2017/12 /teaching-learning/lack-of-financial-literacy-may-inhibit-college-borrowing-study-suggests/2017/05 Less financially literate students are more reluctant to take college loans, and that could hurt their future earnings, a study finds. Wed, 31 May 2017 21:04:50 GMT /teaching-learning/lack-of-financial-literacy-may-inhibit-college-borrowing-study-suggests/2017/05 /policy-politics/financial-literacy/2017/05 U.S. students performed about average in financial literacy among 10 countries, according to the results of the latest Program for International Student Assessment. American 15-year-olds performed below students from Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, the Netherlands, and Russia on questions of basic personal financ... Tue, 30 May 2017 21:28:42 GMT /policy-politics/financial-literacy/2017/05 /teaching-learning/higher-income-teenagers-are-more-financially-literate-global-test-finds/2017/05 The second-ever international assessment for financial literacy finds U.S. students are about average. Wed, 24 May 2017 09:35:02 GMT /teaching-learning/higher-income-teenagers-are-more-financially-literate-global-test-finds/2017/05 /teaching-learning/opinion-how-microlending-builds-financial-literacy-skills-and-empowers-students/2017/03 How microfinance can make math more engaging and teach students financial literacy. Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:37:08 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-how-microlending-builds-financial-literacy-skills-and-empowers-students/2017/03 /teaching-learning/new-standards-in-iowa-would-include-critical-thinking-financial-literacy/2016/10 Iowa is among the states considering new social studies standards. Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:29:26 GMT /teaching-learning/new-standards-in-iowa-would-include-critical-thinking-financial-literacy/2016/10 /teaching-learning/financial-literacy-standards-added-to-washington-states-k-12-curriculum/2016/10 The Evergreen State's new standards are based on a national model created the Council for Economic Education. Tue, 11 Oct 2016 17:04:57 GMT /teaching-learning/financial-literacy-standards-added-to-washington-states-k-12-curriculum/2016/10 /teaching-learning/when-it-comes-to-financial-literacy-curricula-buyer-beware/2016/04 Teachers College professor Anand Marri argues that students and teachers need to take a big-picture view of economic and financial literacy. Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:26:31 GMT /teaching-learning/when-it-comes-to-financial-literacy-curricula-buyer-beware/2016/04 /policy-politics/teaching-economics/2016/04 Millennial teachers are more likely to believe that financial literacy should be taught in schools than their older colleagues, concludes a report from professional-services firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Tue, 12 Apr 2016 19:06:11 GMT /policy-politics/teaching-economics/2016/04 /teaching-learning/survey-millennial-teachers-more-interested-in-financial-education/2016/04 The new survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers also finds that many teachers feel they don't have the resources to teach financial literacy to students. Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:53:41 GMT /teaching-learning/survey-millennial-teachers-more-interested-in-financial-education/2016/04 /leadership/opinion-teaching-financial-literacy-as-part-of-college-and-career-ready/2016/02 Our raison d'ĂŞtre is to prepare children to know how to learn even beyond our reach, and to be ready, when walking across our graduation stages, to go on to college or directly into a career—we have a responsibility to look at financial literacy as a part of the K-12 curriculum. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 12:08:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-teaching-financial-literacy-as-part-of-college-and-career-ready/2016/02 /teaching-learning/more-states-set-financial-literacy-standards-fewer-require-economics/2016/01 The Council for Economic Education's annual survey finds that fewer states are requiring economics. Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:26:37 GMT /teaching-learning/more-states-set-financial-literacy-standards-fewer-require-economics/2016/01 /teaching-learning/states-fall-short-on-teaching-financial-literacy/2015/10 When it comes to teaching students how to manage their money, most states rate a B or a C, a new report says. Tue, 20 Oct 2015 16:30:32 GMT /teaching-learning/states-fall-short-on-teaching-financial-literacy/2015/10 /policy-politics/virginias-financial-literacy-law-has-first-graduates/2015/07 Virginia's class of 2015 is the first to graduate since financial literacy classes became mandatory. Thu, 09 Jul 2015 18:41:24 GMT /policy-politics/virginias-financial-literacy-law-has-first-graduates/2015/07 /policy-politics/florida-financial-literacy-efforts-hit-snag/2015/06 Florida's governor vetoed funding for a financial literacy mandate, raising questions about the status of such efforts in that state. Fri, 26 Jun 2015 19:45:00 GMT /policy-politics/florida-financial-literacy-efforts-hit-snag/2015/06 /education/canada-like-the-u-s-ramps-up-efforts-to-promote-financial-literacy/2015/06 Our northern neighbor announced a national strategy for financial literacy education. Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:48:00 GMT /education/canada-like-the-u-s-ramps-up-efforts-to-promote-financial-literacy/2015/06 /policy-politics/connecticut-seeks-to-strengthen-financial-literacy-offerings/2015/06 Connecticut lawmakers want to add lessons on banking, investing, and personal finance to financial literacy classes. Tue, 09 Jun 2015 13:17:39 GMT /policy-politics/connecticut-seeks-to-strengthen-financial-literacy-offerings/2015/06 /teaching-learning/students-without-financial-education-plan-less-for-a-rainy-day-study-finds/2015/06 Young people without education in financial literacy were about half as likely to save for emergencies as adults, according to a new study. Fri, 05 Jun 2015 21:57:54 GMT /teaching-learning/students-without-financial-education-plan-less-for-a-rainy-day-study-finds/2015/06 /policy-politics/kansas-tries-softer-approach-to-getting-financial-literacy-in-schools/2015/05 Kansas legislators and the state board of education are trying a new tactic to increase financial literacy courses in schools: Ask nicely. Fri, 15 May 2015 19:41:54 GMT /policy-politics/kansas-tries-softer-approach-to-getting-financial-literacy-in-schools/2015/05