Parents
Parents are encouraged to be advocates for economic education. As advocates, parents need to know about economics and the expected outcomes of their child's study of economics. The links below are dedicated to better inform and highly motivate parents.
The Campaign For Economic Literacy: Literacy Test
Assessment: What Economic Concepts Do Students Need to Learn?
Web Links
Newly added links.
- Thrive by Five™: Teaching Your Preschooler About Spending and Saving (English and Spanish)
Children learn about money from many sources. Long before they enter school, they observe adults using money and buying things. They watch television daily and see thousands of commercials each year. Like it or not, money is a part of your preschooler’s life. The simple activities and other resources are parent-and-child tested, and are meant to give you ideas for teaching how money works and what it can do; talking about how your family uses money; and modeling good money management. From Credit Union National Association.
- American
Savings Education Council
This program has been developed to raise public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal financial independence. Includes calculators for credit, loans, investments and retirement. - Consumer Credit Counseling
Service (CCCS) of Greater Chicago
Adult education focused on debt management, budgeting, purchasing a home and foreclosure prevention. - Federal Trade Commission
Identity theft, spyware software, consumer information, Do Not Call Registry and cell phones, free annual credit reports – the Federal Trade Commission’s web site has loads of information on these topics. - FederalReserveEducation.org
In addition to classroom resources, fun activities for students and educational information about the Federal Reseve system, this site includes "Public Resources" for all adults, including topics such as personal finance, money, consumer protection, credit and banking. Also, information on public tours, links to economic indicators, and much, much more! - Financial Literacy Now
Financial Literacy Now is an initiative to raise awareness about the critical importance of financial literacy and provide greater access to financial literacy training, services and information. Links provided help learn about debit cards, budgeting, credit scores, renting vs buying, refinancing; games and tools; dictionary of financial terms - and much, much more. - Freakonomics Collection
A collection of Freakonomics columns by Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt for the New York Times. - Investor Protection Trust
Dedicated to Non-Commercial Investor Education. The Basics of Saving and Investing: Investor Education 2020 guide is an investor education and protection teaching guide developed for high school teachers. Content lends itself to all kinds of investor education and protection initiatives including teaching adult learners, work place education and after school programs.
- The Mint.org
An integrated web site designed for middle school and high school students, their teachers and parents. - NYSE Money Sense
NYSE Euronext presents a credible resource for basic financial education to help people better understand and manage their personal finances. Answers questions such as "What's the difference between gross and net pay?"; "How much money should be in my emergency fund?" Includes an informative Blog. - MyMoney.gov
The U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission provides financial education resources for all Americans. This web site includes links to 20 federal agencies, as well as information on topics such as Budgeting & Taxes, Credit, Paying for Education, Saving & Investing and Home Ownership. Site available in Spanish. Parents should click the link to "KIDS" for materials to use with their children. - Path To
Investing - Tomorrow's Money(site being updated 7/2010)
In both English and Spanish, learn how to plan a vacation, calculate how much home you can afford, make wise decisions when coping with unwanted change, research and manage investments, and more. This is a good learning site for young adults starting out, as well as settled adults in any stage of life. - Money Smart Week
Money Smart Week (MSW) is a series of free classes and activities designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. Teachers, parents/guardians and students all will learn how to be money smart in these tough economic times. Money Smart Kid! Essays are due in March! First and second place students win scholarships! - Practical Money Skills
Lessons, games, calculators for elementary, middle and high school students,plus parents and Spanish language materials. The site also correlates lessons to Illinois State Standards in English, math and social studies. - Project SafeChildhood
This Department of Justice site aims to combat technology-facilitated exploitation crimes against children. - Thinkfinity
This web site provided by the Verizon Foundation is a free, comprehensive digital learning platform built upon the merger of two acclaimed programs, Verizon MarcoPolo and the Thinkfinity Literacy Network. In addition to a wealth of teacher resources, Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs. - Understanding
Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service has developed an interactive, instructional tax program to provide high school, community colleges and the general public with a technology-based instructional tool. - Wise Pockets
A great place for kids, parents and teachers to learn about managing money. Produced by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at the University of Missouri St Louis.