Funding for this initiative is provided by NGPF and the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation.
Each of the three graduate-level personal finance courses offered will be delivered once a year for the next three years, with 100 scholarships available for each course:
- Investment for teachers
- Risk management for teachers
- Psychology and technology in personal finance for teachers
This relaunch comes as 30 states now require personal finance as a high school graduation requirement, nearly tripling the number in 2021. This policy increases the demand for teachers trained to teach this subject.
“Personal finance is becoming a core part of a student’s high school education, and teachers deserve access to high-quality education,” said Tim Ranzetta, co-founder of Next Gen Personal Finance. “This partnership with ASU, an industry leader, gives educators the confidence and expertise they need to build the content knowledge needed to effectively teach these challenging topics.”
“Children make up only 25% of the population, but represent 100% of our future,” said David Nicholson, president and founder of the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation. “Supporting the financial education of these talented teachers will have a major impact on students’ ability to survive and thrive financially.”
The Personal Finance Graduate Certificate Program, originally launched as a pilot in August 2023, has exceeded enrollment expectations. Since its launch, more than 800 scholarships have been awarded and the program has maintained a success rate of more than 99%.
Faculty who are interested in applying for the graduate course offerings and available scholarships can do so More information can be found on the program website.
About the WP Carey School of Business
The WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is the largest and one of the top-ranked public business schools in the United States. The school is internationally renowned for its programs and the research productivity of its leading faculty. Students come from more than 120 countries and WP Carey is represented by more than 130,000 alumni worldwide.
About ASU Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College
Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College creates knowledge, mobilizes people, and takes action to improve education. Nationally recognized as a leader in teacher preparation, leadership development and scholarly research, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College prepares more than 8,000 teachers annually. MLFTC faculty create knowledge by drawing from a wide range of academic disciplines to understand important questions about the learning process, the practice of teaching, and the effects of education policy. MLFTC mobilizes people through bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs, through non-degree professional development programs, and through socially embedded, multilateral community engagement. MLFTC takes action by bringing people and ideas together to increase the capabilities of individual teachers and the performance of education systems. Visit Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College for more information.
About next-generation personal finance
NGPF is the number one resource for more than 130,000 educators looking for high-quality, engaging personal finance curriculum to equip students with the skills they need to thrive in the future. NGPF invests in teacher professional development with live virtual professional development, 11 certification courses and more than 40 asynchronous on-demand modules. NGPF has been recognized by Common Sense Education as a “Top Website for Teachers to Find Lesson Plans” and also named NGPF a “Selection for Learning.” Visit ngpf.org for more.
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