Personal Financial Literacy is a new standard across the country that schools are going to have to attend to from now, and there’s not going to be any avoiding it. Good! Sounds useful to me. Let’s explore a few websites/organizations that could really help in making sure this standard is not only met, but we all thrive in this particular topic:

The Council For Economic Education These guys are the authority on this topic. Be sure to investigate their”Gen I Revolution” game. It’s been used in my classrooms these past few years.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis An awesome tool that allows the user to create any graph imaginable using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics

Wise Money! This group has a collection of games where the student can learn PFL concepts through trial and error.

BizKids This is/was a program on public television that fancied itself a PFL lesson device for older students (mostly) using ‘hip’ techniques. I found it quite engaging, and well worth the 20-minute videos. Be sure to play the games as well!

There’s plenty more out there to explore. This is just a taste, but a good one.