National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education

What do kids need to know to be financially literate? Explore national standards provided by Council for Economic Education (CEE) and Jump$tart, and use them as a guide to create relevant financial lessons.

Aimed at levels K–12, CEE and Jump$tart provide complimentary frameworks for teaching kids of all ages—with specific expectations for grades 4, 8, and 12. In addition, Jump$tart provides expectations for Kindergarten. Educators at every level can use the standards to:

• Determine the age-appropriate information that students should know.
• Provide guidelines for evaluating published educational materials.
• Help shape lesson plans, unit and course outlines, textbook use, field trips, and other learning activities.
• Increase awareness of the need for personal finance education, help organizations improve their current programs, and assist in creating effective new personal finance curricula.

Download the standards here:

CEE

Jump$tart