Resources for Financial Literacy Education

            In this article in Social Education, Scott Niederjohn and Billie Kowalke (Concordia University Wisconsin) and Kim Holder (University of Tennessee/Chattanooga) make the case for personal finance education in secondary schools and list key topics that should be included: income and careers, money management, credit and debt, saving and investment, risk management and insurance, financial decision-making, consumer protection, and taxes. They suggest these online resources: 

• Council on Economic Education (CEE) – https://www.councilforeconed.org
• Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) – https://fee.org 
• JumpStart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy – https://www.jumpstart.org 
• Junior Achievement (JA) – https://jausa.ja.org 
• Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) – https://www.ngpf.org 

 “The State of Personal Finance Education in the U.S.” by Scott Niederjohn, Kim Holder, and Billie Kowalke in Social Education, March/April 2025 (Vol. 89, #2, pp. 91-96)

Please Note: This summary is reprinted with permission from issue #1083 of The Marshall Memo, an excellent resource for educators.