Topic: Financial Literacy
Target Population: Adolescents
Sector: School-Based
This program is for students who are in 9th through 12th grade.
Learning, Earning, and Investing for a New Generation, a school-based program, consists of a curriculum that is designed to introduce students to the concepts of personal finance and teach them how to make informed financial decisions.
No peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program were located.
The curriculum is delivered in a series of lessons that are designed to improve participants' financial literacy. A free online game developed by the Council for Economic Education called Gen i Revolution, accessed at www.genirevolution.org, can be utilized during all lessons; however, each lesson may be taught without the game.
The extent to which this program has been previously implemented is unclear.
No training is required to implement this program. Optional workshops are available for interested facilitators. Please visit http://lei.councilforeconed.org/workshops.php for details.
Considerations for implementing this program include acquiring buy-in from classroom teachers, understanding the textbook will need to be purchased, ensuring the instruction room has access to the internet to download the PowerPoint lessons and activities, and enrolling classes for participation in Gen i Revolution.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing Learning, Earning, and Investing for a New Generation the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you! Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Implementation times for this program vary depending on whether the interactive game is utilized and the number of lessons and activities chosen.
The textbook costs $34.95. Please visit http://store.councilforeconed.org/products/learning-earning-and-investing-for-a-new-generation for more information on the cost of program materials.
To move the Learning, Earning and Investing for a New Generation program to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least one year from the beginning of the program or at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact Council for Economic Education by mail P.O. Box 451, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, phone 1-240-547-2850, email cee@brightkey.net, or visit https://store.councilforeconed.org/content.asp?tid=379
