This is partially for my own research use and partially to share with all of you. As I said in an earlier entry I am becoming interested in financial literacy education. I was just reading the Obama Administration's "A Blueprint for Reform" which outlines their proposed changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the current version is called No Child Left Behind, but it's been around since LBJ). The Blueprint outline that in addition to Literacy and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) it supports a "Well-Rounded Education" which includes "arts, foreign languages, history and civics, financial literacy, environmental education, and other subjects". This got me to explore what other governmental bodies have information about financial literacy.
Federal Offices
Financial Literacy Education Commission
Federal Citizens Information Council - Product information
President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy
General Reports
National Strategy for Financial Literacy 2006
2009 National Financial Capability Study
General Education
National Council for Economics Education
Federal Reserve Teacher Search Tool - Elementary to College, NCEE & Jump$tart standards
National Financial Education Network Database - Database of personal finance educational materials
Adult Education
Free My Money Toolkit
Federal Reserve Personal Finance Education
National Credit Union Administration Financial Education
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Secondary Education
FTC Game for 5-8 Grade - Teaches about scams, advertising, information security, and business economics
Atlanta Fed 8th Grade Curriculum
National Financial Capability Challenge - High School students can complete a quiz and top students receive rewards
Elementary & Preschool Education
US Mint's History In your Pocket (HIP) Games - Some of these games focus explicitly on identifying money, others include secondary information about money that is nonessential to the game
Money Math Lessons for Life A series of lessons to meet Grade 4 & 8 national standards for financial literacy
Social Security Fables - Text of various fables which teach financial literacy
April 8th, 2010 at 04:20 am 1270696812