According to the Jump$tart Coalition, Oklahoma is one of 24 states to adopt financial education requirements for students (Jump$tart Coalition, 2010). The Passport to Financial Literacy Act of 2007, Oklahoma House Bill 1476, requires Oklahoma students in grades 7 through 12 to fulfill established financial literacy requirements to graduate with a…

Although education has been put on the list of national priorities, the National Coalition for Consumer Education (NCCE) is concerned that consumer education in the school curricula has not been sufficiently emphasized. In April 1990, NCCE conducted a study through its network of coordinators to gather information on consumer education mandates,…

THE NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CONSUMER EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL PLANNING WAS A PILOT PROJECT TO BRING TOGETHER STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CURRICULUM OFFICIALS FOR AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS. THE 19 PARTICIPANTS, REPRESENTING 16 STATES, FORMED FOUR INTEREST GROUPS--CONSUMER EDUCATION RELATED TO BUSINESS EDUCATION, ADULT EDUCATION, HOME…

Designed to meet Illinois state law requirements for consumer education to be taught before graduation from high school, this guide outlines the major topics to be included in the mandatory nine weeks of consumer education. Because the law neither stipulates a specific grade level for this material, nor requires its introduction as a separate…