Next Gen Personal Finance
FREE Grades 6-12 Personal Finance, Financial Algebra, and Econ curriculum paired with FREE teacher p
Co-founder Tim Ranzetta spent years teaching personal finance in East Palo Alto, struggling to find quality materials to engage his students, and decided to create a better solution. Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) offers a free, constantly updated hub of curated personal finance, financial algebra, and economics lessons to engage students in thinking critically about money and providing decision
Less teens are working summer jobs. 40 years ago, 72% of teens worked over the summer. Today, the stat is much lower. Watch this week's episode of with to learn how this shift is impacting the next generation.
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-teenagers-stash-summer-cash/
08/23/2024
Our free Back to School Virtual Conference starts in less than 24 hours! Today's your last chance to sign up for sessions, including this one with tips from fellow teachers for implementing the Semester Course.
Register now: https://www.ngpf.org/events/
08/17/2024
Next week! Don't miss our conference keynote speaker Jasmine McNealy JD, PhD, an attorney, public interest technologist, and social scientist who will share how dark patterns get money out of us, even when we don’t plan on spending.
Register: https://www.ngpf.org/pd/registration/?sessionId=2000019
FinCap Friday with Missbehelpful is back for the school year! Check out this week's episode encouraging us to talk about money more frequently and openly.
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-lets-talk-money/
08/02/2024
Kick off the school year with us! Register for our FREE virtual conference on Saturday, August 24: https://www.ngpf.org/events/
-interact with fellow personal finance educators
-have a chance to win prizes
-brush up on the latest finance trends..and more!
07/30/2024
07/20/2024
We're halfway through our summer FinCamp tour. We've loved meeting so many of you in person and feeling the excitement for teaching personal finance. Can't wait for more upcoming fun!
07/10/2024
"if this education is useful for the children of Wall Street bankers, it must be even more valuable for pupils from poor families" via Financial Times
Even Wall Street bankers’ kids need lessons in financial literacy In the US, entrepreneurs, donors and family foundations are backing initiatives to teach the basics of managing money
BIG NEWS! California is the 26th state to require a standalone semester course in personal finance with passage of AB 2927, passed unanimously through both Assembly and Senate and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend.
With the most populous state in the nation adopting this policy, nearly 2/3 of high schoolers in the U.S. will be guaranteed to take a personal finance course before graduating high school.
https://www.ngpf.org/live-us-dashboard/
06/20/2024
Great feature on the financial education movement in the U.S. via The Economist
"A meta-analysis of 76 randomised experiments in 33 countries found that people who take [personal finance] courses learn the content, save more and budget better."
America is educating a nation of investors Encouraged by research, more states are requiring schools to teach personal finance
Recently, a few major public companies announced game-changing stock splits, capturing the attention of investors worldwide. Learn more about the implications of these stock splits in the last FinCap Friday episode of the school year with :
https://youtu.be/ORsIPyVP3jQ
06/13/2024
The NEW Gambling and Sports Betting mini-unit is here! This mini-unit has four lessons and three new activities to help students make informed decisions about gambling and understand the potential consequences that can result if not done responsibly.
Explore the curriculum: https://www.ngpf.org/curriculum/gambling-and-sports-betting/
06/12/2024
Congrats to the 41 newly crowned Distinguished Educators! To earn this award, teachers complete a combination of six or more NGPF Certification Courses.
Jeffrey Abramowitz from Hutchinson Central Technical High School (NY)
Courtney Beavan from Virtual Learning Classrooms (NY)
Megan Burgoyne from Ogden High School (UT)
Heidi Corbin from Pierre S. Dupont Middle School (DE)
Brooke Damonte from Alder Grove Charter School (CA)
Emily Davis from Hope Street Academy (KS)
Alana Eaton Keller from Mifflin County High School (PA)
Liz Flynn from Beacon Charter School (RI)
Melissa Gore from Aynor High School (SC)
Edith Hamilton from John Champe High School (VA)
Lauren Hedrington from Superior Choice Credit Union (WI)
Ashley Johnson from Dekalb High School (IN)
Keyera Johnson from East Orange Stem Academy High School (NJ)
Lisa Jones from Glencoe High School (OR)
Lisa Keener from Robbinsville High School (NC)
Lindsay King from Boys Latin of Philadelphia (PA)
Sara Kraus from West Holt Public Schools (NE)
Courtney Kronk-Love from Pine-Richland High School (PA)
Karen Lash from Peru Jr/Sr High School (NY)
Migena Loli from Academy for Scholarship & Entrepreneurship (NY)
Dr. Wally Luckeydoo from Smyrna High School (TN)
Kimberly Lum from George County Middle School (MS)
Charles Maguire from James I Oneill High School (NY)
Anthony Miletta from Orchard Collegiate Academy (NY)
Ashley Morgenthal from Homeschool (OH)
Anna Moses from Fairfield Warde High School (CT)
Vincent Muleka from Septima P Clark Corporate Academy (SC)
Bridget Munday from St Henry District High School (KY)
Amy Pendleton from Broadman High School (OH)
Elizabeth Regl from Golden Triangle Early College (MS)
Amanda Robinson from First Flight High School (NC)
Tricia Ryan from Norman Howard School (NY)
Britnee Rynearson from MCAT High School (AZ)
Valerie Sanguinetti from Newton Community High School (IL)
Rebekah Shaw from The College Center (SC)
Sara Shreve-Price from George School (PA)
Jodiann Tenney from EdAdvance (CT)
Sarah Turner from Texas Tech University K-12 (TX)
Brooke Vennie from State College Area High School (PA)
Tatum Weaver from Harnett County Early College (NC)
Billie Wildman from Valley High School (WV)
More: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/professional-development/congratulations-to-41-new-distinguished-educators/
06/05/2024
Every Thursday night at 4pm PT / 7pm ET, join us for Speaker Series and hear from fascinating guest speakers in a live, virtual one-hour Q&A style session – for free!
See the schedule & register: https://www.ngpf.org/pd/virtual-pd/
Speakers will share on topics such as:
Tips for teacher retirement and fraud prevention
The intersection of marriage and finances
Equipping service members with financial skills
…and more!
06/02/2024
Our first three-week summer Certification Course cohort starts tomorrow! Don't forget to register today: https://www.ngpf.org/certification-course/
We're offering:
LIVE
🏦Banking & Budgeting
🪙Cryptocurrency Basics
ON-DEMAND
🧠Behavioral Economics
💼Career
📈Advanced Investing
05/28/2024
Don't miss out on our summer FinCamp tour! FinCamps are a FREE full day of in-person professional development.
Teachers can attend any one of the 15 stops, so find a FinCamp close to home or make it a fun excuse to travel.
Registration & info: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/professional-development/join-ngpf-at-a-fincamp-this-summer/
Buy Now, Pay Later options have become more accessible, more popular, and more... risky?
Data shows many people are making late payments and incurring fees. How big is this problem? What else should people know? More in this week's episode of FinCap Friday with Missbehelpful
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-buy-now-pay-late-updated/
05/21/2024
What's moving personal finance education forward within and beyond the chambers of state legislatures? Our Director of Growth & Advocacy shares trends from the advocacy trail in 2024 + 3 states making moves with non-legislative strategies:
Financial literacy advocacy trends 2024 - Blog 25 states that are home to 53 percent of U.S. public high schoolers have made personal finance a standalone graduation requirement of at least one semester. What's moving personal finance education forward within and beyond the chambers of state legislatures? Trends from the advocacy trail in 2024.
05/16/2024
Celebrate our 10 year anniversary with us! Join NGPF Co-Founders Tim Ranzetta and Jessica Endlich next Monday, May 20th for a conversation on NGPF's origins and future, featuring a few of Tim's former students from Eastside College Preparatory School, where the inspiration for NGPF began.
RSVP here: https://www.ngpf.org/account/ #!/my-account-ngpf-academy-register/1004120
05/07/2024
When Danelle Wright signed up for an NGPF Teacher Account two weeks ago, she had no idea she would become the 100,000th teacher to join the community.
Danelle has been teaching for 30 years and currently teaches math at Washington Middle School in Olympia, WA. Read her story of finding NGPF and why she supports financial education: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/teacher-talk/teacher-talk-danelle-wright/
05/06/2024
We've got a new activity for your students who are abuzz with prom excitement. In CREATE: Prom Pitch Showdown, students practice budgeting while planning their dream prom. Check it out: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/curriculum-announcements/new-activity-prom-pitch-showdown/
Many families wonder if they afford higher education.
What steps can families take earlier in their child's life to ensure that they can pay for college costs? This week on with Missbehelpful, learn about 529 plans, scholarships, and grants!
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-money-for-college-costs/
05/02/2024
Many thanks to all of you who submitted photos of your classroom decor. Congratulations to the two winners of this year's raffle! We loved seeing all the creativity. Head to our full album to see some of the entries.
Last week, Bitcoin experienced a mining reward halving. The mining reward will continue to get lower and lower every four years, if all goes according to plan. What does this really mean? Missbehelpfull shares more in this week's .
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-bitcoin-halving-hype/
04/25/2024
We're hosting FinCamps in 15 cities across the country this summer! Register for a FREE full day of in-person professional development with us: https://ngpf.org/blog/professional-development/join-ngpf-at-a-fincamp-this-summer/
FinCamp Tour Schedule
June 24 & 25 | Madison, WI
June 26 & 27 | Columbus, OH
June 27 | Morristown, NJ
July 10 | New Orleans, LA
July 11 | Houston, TX
July 16 | Orlando, FL
July 18 | Boca Raton, FL
July 23 | Omaha, NE
July 25 | Kansas City, MO
July 30 | Portland, OR
July 31 | Long Beach, CA
August 1 | San Francisco, CA
August 12 & 13 | Detroit, MI
August 14 | Manhattan, NY
August 15 | New Haven, CT
04/23/2024
🎊 We’re excited to announce we’ve reached a milestone of 100,000 teacher accounts created since NGPF began nearly 10 years ago!
Thank you for being part of this growing community.
As we reflect on this achievement, we are reminded that every account created represents an educator who is making a difference, as a mentor, role model, and champion for financial education.
Collectively, the number of students all 100,000 teachers have reached in classrooms over the years adds up to millions of people who now have a better chance at a path to financial freedom.
Here's to the next 100,000 and beyond!
Read more: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/press-releases/ngpf-celebrates-100000-teacher-accounts-as-financial-education-gains-national-support/
Ever noticed that your favorite bag of chips, cereal box, or box of tissues seem to cost the same but contain less inside? If so, you've witnessed "shrinkflation" in action! It's what companies do to avoid scaring off customers with price hikes during times of high inflation. Learn all about it in this week's episode of FinCap Friday with Missbehelpful.
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-surviving-shrinkflation/
04/16/2024
Send us a photo of your door, a poster, bulletin board, or other classroom display and be entered into our raffle drawing for one of two $100 Amazon gift cards. https://forms.gle/FqugVcTincV9PqPy5
Food delivery apps have transformed takeout, sparing restaurants the need for in-house delivery workers. However, this comes at a price - often exorbitant fees for both eateries and customers. Recent scandals over hefty commissions have sparked backlash, prompting some customers to ditch food delivery apps altogether and support local businesses directly. Find out more about this in the FinCap Friday episode with Missbehelpful
Classroom slides and resources here: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/fincap-friday/fincap-friday-food-fee-fiasco/
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