WEB RESOURCES

MIS Demonstration: http://domino2.netdefender.com/aspira/newmis.nsf

Jump$tart Coalition for Financial Literacy

Website: http://www.jumpstart.org/ then “Resources”

§ Curriculum clearinghouse

§ Searchable database – some downloadable, free curriculum

§ Elementary school thru adult

Financial Literacy Institute
www.financiallit.org

 

Financial $urvival

Website: http://www.financialsurvival.org/

§ Geared to college-bound students

§Focus on credit: www.credittalk.com/

 

American Bankers’ Association

Website: http://www.aba.com/default.htm then “consumer recourses

 

Junior Achievement

Website: http://www.ja.org/programs/programs_mid_overview.shtml

§ Online lessons in personal finance

§ High school and young adult curricula available online; elementary and middle school available by request

 

FDIC MoneySmart

Website: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/moneysmart/index.html

  • Available in CD-rom, free of charge 
  • English & Spanish

 

National Endowment for Financial Education

Website: http://www.nefe.org/ then “education programs”

  • High School
  • Money management and introduction to financial planning
  • English and Spanish

 

-Save for Your Future

Website: http://www.saveforthefuture.org/

  • Middle school to adult
  • Topics include reasons to save (focus on retirement)
  • Excellent resource for financial calculators-

 

-Women’s Institute for Financial Education

Website: http://www.wife.org/

  • Mainly adult but some topics will work for advanced high school students
  • Topics include investment & Saving, retirement planning, budgets & planning, & taxes