Task Force on Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Education
Posted by on June 10, 2013
Pennsylvania Task Force on Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Education Issues Recommendations
The Pennsylvania Task Force on Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Education, established by Act 104 of 2010, spent fourteen months studying research, best practices and trends in financial education in order to formulate recommendations on how to improve financial education in Pennsylvania’s schools. The entire report can be viewed here. The four recommendations of the Task Force are:
- Require every Pennsylvania high school student to complete a standalone capstone course on personal finance in order to graduate.
- Adopt comprehensive, standalone Pennsylvania K-12 academic standards devoted to personal finance
- Provide dedicated funding to support high quality K-12 personal finance instruction and teacher training.
- Develop a financial education instructional endorsement for secondary teachers in Pennsylvania and corresponding guidelines for professional educator programs.
For additional information on the report, contact Mary Rosenkrans, Chair of the Task Force, at marosenkra@pa.gov or 717-214-4755.
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