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In this personal finance activity, students will identify the purpose of compound interest and how it works to build savings.

How does the Federal Government spend the trillions of dollars it raises from taxes?  Students will read excerpts from “A Citizen’s Guide to the Federal Budget” and use infographics from the Congressional Budget Office to identify the major spending categories of th…

In this math and personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be saving.   They graph the outcomes and find the rate of change and the line of best fit. 

Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral part of people’s lives. In this lesson, students assume the role of detectives investigating why the rail companies experienced a crisis in the 1960s and what helped the…

This video teaches the concepts of Budget Deficits and Public Debt. If taxes collected are less than the money spent in a given year, the government has a budget deficit. When a budget deficit occurs, the government borrows the money that it needs to finance its expenditures. For example, th…

Demystify investing & taxes for high school students with strategies on stocks, savings, and compound interest for their financial futures!

Personal Finance Webinar Series: Learn about Standard 1 Earning Income. Engage in key activities about taxes and career choices.

Join Lead Facilitator Alex Lamon for engaging sessions for course sequencing, student misconceptions and pedagogy strategies. Topics: income, taxes, saving, investing, credit, risk, and insurance. Gain strategies, resources, and demos for your classroom.

Join Lead Facilitator Alex Lamon for engaging sessions for course sequencing, student misconceptions and pedagogy strategies. Topics: income, taxes, saving, investing, credit, risk, and insurance. Gain strategies, resources, and demos for your classroom.

Tax Filing, Tax Credits for Families, and Taxes for Students are covered in the new Intuit curriculum using Everfi.