Teaching Personal Finance in Colorado

Personal Financial Literacy Standards 

• P-12 Financial Literacy Standards (PDF)

Instructional Support

Instructional support is grounded in CDE's shared approach to Best, First Instruction as well as practices and strategies supported by professional organizations and scholars at the leading edge of Personal Financial Literacy education.​

• National Education Association resources for teaching Financial Literacy
• Denver Public Library Investing and Personal Finance Programming
• Instructional Unit Samples

MoneyWi$er

The MoneyWi$er vision is for all Colorado youth to have opportunities to master personal financial literacy standards throughout their education and to make financially capable and informed decisions during their lifetime. Check out current MoneyWi$er programs below!

• The MoneyWi$er Podcast
• MoneyWi$er Workshops: Personal Finance and How to Teach It
• MoneyWi$er Annual Report

Get Involved in Personal Finance Education

There are many opportunities to connect and grow as a professional educator with the larger personal finance education community, including mailing lists, professional organizations, and events.

• Financial Friday's Newsletter
• Colorado Jump$tart Coalition
• MoneyWi$er Workshop: Personal Finance and How to Teach it