Welcome to the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Jump$tart is a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy of pre-kindergarten through college-age youth by providing advocacy, research, standards and educational resources. Jump$tart strives to prepare youth for life-long successful financial decision-making.

Spotlight on Curriculum Spotlight on Curriculum
MoneySKILL® is a free, online personal finance curriculum aimed at the millions of high school and college students who graduate each year without a basic understanding of money management fundamentals. Developed by the AFSA Education Foundation, the 34-module course educates young adults on the content areas of income, expenses, saving and investing, credit and insurance. It is designed to be used as all or part of a course in personal finance, economics, business, math, and social studies. Read More...
National Financial Capability Challenge National Financial Capability Challenge
Results of the 2010 National Financial Capability Challenge are now available on the Challenge website. Congratulations to the 76,892 U.S. high school students who took the challenge! The National Financial Capability Challenge is a non-monetary awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high-school aged youth across the United States. Read More...
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Announcements:

  • Teachers, online registration for the Jump$tart National Educators Conference for Financial Literacy, November 5-7, Washington DC, is now open. Click here to get more information and to register
  • twitter Follow us on Twitter at NatlJumpStart
  • The Spotlight on Curriculum has been updated. Click here to check out "MoneySKILL," from the AFSA Education Foundation.
  • The Jump$tart Coalition "Best Practices" have been updated in an user-friendly format. Click here to download the PDF.
  • The Jump$tart Coalition® features ten national partners, including newsletter sponsor Wells Fargo, in the just-released summer edition of Update. Click here to download a free PDF copy.

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