Tag: financial literacy

  • Should Financial Education Be Taught In Schools?

    We live in a time when teaching financial responsibility to children and young adults is increasingly important. In fact, data from the Federal Reserve shows that 40% of American Households cannot withstand a financial emergency  of $400 or more. While it’s likely that no one will argue that  financial education is vital to kids growing up […]

  • Teach Them Well: An age-by-age guide for teaching kids about financial literacy

    As kids begin the school year, there’s one subject that’s missing from many of their class schedules, even at the high school level – personal finance and economics. According to the Council for Economic Education’s 2016 Survey of the States, only 17 states require high school students take a class in personal finance. Just 20 […]