The Power of Parents!
When parents talk, everyone – including teachers, principals, and other school administrators – listen. So, if you’re here because you agree that students across our country deserve effective classroom-based financial education, we could use your help!
Jump$tart’s Project Groundswell and Check Your School campaign are designed to harness the power of parents to introduce and improve financial education in school. And not just traditional parents and guardians, but grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors, and any other adults who care about local kids and their community.
What can parents do?
First, check your school.
Next, check at your school to see what you can learn about the financial education offerings there.
Then, tell us what you know and what you found out.
Most importantly, help us start the conversation:
- about bringing financial education to your school if it isn’t there already;
- about strengthening the curriculum to be as effective as it could possibly be; and
- about expanding the offerings so that students can practice and learn as they grow.
There are some great resources here to help you help us.
Financial education is most effective when reinforced at home with frank conversations and the opportunity for young people to practice what they’ve learned under their parents’ watchful eyes. The Jump$tart Clearinghouse has financial education resources suitable for use at home, too!