Support for teaching financial education in high schools

Studies show that Americans who learn financial literacy in high school fare better in adulthood. So why, for decades, was money management absent from schools?

The pandemic has forced Americans to tackle their finances in 3 key ways, research released Wednesday shows.

Parents play an important role in preparing youth for self-sufficiency. See how people rated their parents and take the Parents' and Children's Money Survey.

The data underlying the report reflects course catalogs from 11,049 high schools serving 11,752,118 high school students nationwide. The most recent NCES data estimates that there are 15,400,000 high school students in the U.

'Women have lower financial literacy than men, but they know more than they think they know.'

Financial educators will benefit from NEFE's list of tips on how to make financial literacy resources as impactful as possible. Available in PDF.

NEFE's Toolkit let's you design simple, effective evaluations that make it easy to demonstrate learning and show the value of your personal finance curriculum.

Personal finance education in middle and high schools has been disrupted by Covid just as it's crucially important

Teachers who are tasked with leading instruction on personal finance are not always well-equipped to teach it — and can benefit from specialized training.

Teach kids about money and they’re more likely to go to college, graduate with less debt and have better credit as adults.

Far too few students receive personal finance education during high school. Yet they are expected to make big financial decisions after they graduate.

Fewer Black and Hispanic students than whites are required to take a personal finance course to graduate high school, research shows.

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The United States treats financial literacy/education like the fancy dishes that are kept locked away in a cabinet until the holidays.

Students need to learn not only about the loans they take out, but also about budgeting, cost of living and expected earnings for specific majors.

People with student loans who participate in financial education programs become better financial managers, building personal wealth after college, University of Illinois researchers found in a recent study.

/PRNewswire/ -- According to a recent survey, 93 percent of teens believe economics education is "important," yet struggle with basic concepts like "supply and...

 Priceless!  As more states consider increasing access to personal finance, we should expect advocates to be questioned about the value of a personal finance course or in investment parlance, "What's the Return on Investment (ROI)?"   We know there is lots of academic value to the course as it develops the following skills: Analytical thinking Problem-solving Teamwork through group projects Decision-making in ambiguous situations where there may not be one right answer Communication skills, including written and oral in classroom discussions and presentations It also presents...

The importance of Penn having its students take a Physical World course pales in comparison to preparing its students to successfully navigate the make-or-break financial decisions that await them after college.

Early life exposure to local financial institutions increases household financial inclusion and leads to long-term improvements in consumer credit out…