Grants for Public High Schools
Over the next five years, Discover's Pathway to Financial Success program will help raise awareness about the need for financial education in the classroom, and provide financial education tools and resources for schools to use in talking to students. This year, up to $2 million is available in grants to public high schools that implement a measurable financial education curriculum. Grants are available at http://www.pathwaytofinancialsuccess.org/get-a-grant.
Nearly 90 percent of teachers surveyed by NEFE said financial education was needed in the classroom, yet only 20 percent felt competent to teach personal finance. Discover will provide public high schools with the financial resources and training needed through grants so that they can incorporate financial education instruction and measure its impact.
Discover's investment also includes the underwriting of the Council for Economic Education's (CEE) high-school financial education curriculum, which will be made available nationwide beginning in the fall. The curriculum is specifically designed to meet the common core standards education initiative adopted by 45 states. As part of the program, CEE will train 1,000 teachers across the country on the new curriculum.
"CEE works to provide educators with the knowledge, tools and teaching practices to help children develop essential real world skills," said Nan Morrison, president and chief executive officer of Council for Economic Education. "With the support of Discover, we are updating some engaging and important teaching content and tools for teachers, enabling them to continue to effectively close the knowledge gap in financial capability for their students."
Discover's Pathway to Financial Success program also calls on parents and teachers at the local level to help advocate for financial education in the classroom. Its website, Pathwaytofinancialsuccess.org, provides parents with resources to locate and contact local school administrators about the importance of providing financial education to schools.
For more information, contact Danielle Chase at danielle.chase@bm.com.
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