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NATIONAL ECONOMIC MODEL STANDARDS

National Council on Economic Education (NCEE)

Over 50 years ago, the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE) saw a gap between what young people needed to know about economics and what they were being taught. Establishing comprehensive programs that equip teachers with tools to get economics and personal finance into the classroom, and to help students apply in their lives what they learn in school.

Learn more at  http://www.ncee.net/ea/standards/ 

National Personal Finance Standards (Jump$tart)

Jump$tart developed this set of educator standards that received input from a panel of elementary and secondary school teachers, as well as numerous other educators throughout the country. The standards cover four key areas: income; money management; spending and credit; and saving and investing. Within each area are specified skills and concepts that the coalition believes students should be taught before their graduation from high school.   

Learn more at http://www.jumpstart.org/guide.html