Research Guides: Financial Literacy: Resources for Educators

Financial Literacy Education Standards

CEE & Jump$tart National Standards for Personal Financial Education
K-12 National Standards for Teaching Personal Finance and Economics
K-12 Financial Literacy State Standards Map (AFSA Education Foundation)
Use the map as a resource to better understand how comprehensive your state’s K-12 financial literacy standards are.
The Nation's Report Card on Financial Literacy (American Public Education Foundation)
National Financial Educators Council Standards & Framework
The NFEC’s Financial Literacy Standards for learners and educators were developed to improve the quality and enhance the impact of financial literacy instruction. These standards define what a person should know about personal finance across the core areas of this subject matter and the best practices for teaching personal finance.

CFPB Librarian Training
Webinars from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau covering financial education topics and how to discuss them with patrons.
Smart Investing At Your Library
Webinars, online courses, and assessment tools for staff and collections.

Faulkner, A. (2017). Financial Literacy Education in the United States: Library Programming versus Popular Personal Finance Literature. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 56(2), 116-125. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/rusq.56n2.116
Gil, E. L. (2015). Leading the Way for Financial Literacy Education: A Case Study on Collaboration, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 20(1-2), 27-53. doi: 10.1080/08963568.2015.978710
Reiter, L. (2015). Financial Literacy and the Academic Library: Exploring the Peer-to-Peer Approach, Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship, 20(1-2), 27-53. doi: 10.1080/08963568.2015.977732

Resources for Practioners
Financial education tools and programs provided by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Resources for Teachers and Educators (MyMoney.gov)
Provides information about and links to a collection of federal guides and curricula for teaching financial capability concepts.
Teach Money Smart
Curriculum resources provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, an includes materials for teaching young people, young adults, adults, older adults, and small businesses.

Financial Education Evaluation Toolkit
This toolkit, offered by the National Endowment for Financial Education, is an online resource that shows how to apply evaluation techniques to programs to document learner impact.
Stock Market Game
This free simulator game offers materials for teachers, students and everyone to learn about investing with no risk.
Community Partnership Guidebook (CFPB)
A guide from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for libraries to use on building community partnerships.
Financial Literacy for Children (ALA)
This guide was created by the ALA Office of Research & Evaluation, and funded by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.
NEFE Initiatives
Educational resources and initiatives from the National Endowment for Financial Education.
CFPB Program Ideas
Ideas and materials for the patrons who use your library.
CFPB Promotional Materials
Bookmarks, fliers, posters, and screensavers promoting library services and resources.