The four-city tour, sponsored by FICO, will include screenings of The most important class you never had and include community discussions and policy conversations. The tour will premiere in Annapolis, Maryland on March 2, New York City on March 4 and Albany, New York on March 5, with a fourth location to be announced.
About the documentary
The most important class you never had chronicles the personal finance education movement by visiting classrooms across the country and documenting how these courses are transforming students’ lives and financial futures.
Directed by Robert Jury, the film features testimonials from teachers, students and advocates driving one of the most important education policy shifts in a generation.
Since 2019, the number of states requiring a standalone, semester-long personal finance course for graduation has grown from six states to 30 states, now covering 76% of U.S. students. However, states like New York and Maryland have not yet mandated this essential course.
Without formal instruction, many young adults enter adulthood without understanding fundamental topics such as credit, student loans, taxes, budgeting and investing.
Bringing stakeholders together
Each screening brings together the people driving this movement forward: policymakers, parents, educators, students, and nonprofit partners, united by the urgent need for high-quality personal finance education.
“We are grateful to FICO for their partnership to bring this documentary to communities across the country. Policy debates take place in statehouses, but this film shows what is actually happening in classrooms with real students, real teachers, real impact,” said Tim Ranzetta, CEO and Co-Founder, Next Gen Personal Finance. “Students in New York and Maryland deserve what students in 30 other states already have, and we hope this film will inspire action.”
“Financial literacy plays an important role in helping individuals understand how everyday financial decisions can determine long-term outcomes,” said Rukiya Kelly, Global Head of Corporate Impact at FICO. “We are proud to support efforts that expand access to high-quality personal finance education and provide students with the knowledge and confidence to navigate important financial milestones.”
FICO is sponsoring the tour as part of its long-standing commitment to financial literacy and consumer education.
Roadshow schedule:
Annapolis, Maryland
Date: Monday March 2, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Location: Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD
Respond here
New York City
Date: Tuesday March 4, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: High School of Fashion Industries, 225 W 24th St, New York, NY
Respond here
Albany, New York
Date: Wednesday March 5, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Location: State Capitol Building, Third Floor Terrace, Albany NY 12224
Respond here
Fourth location: To be announced
About next-generation personal finance
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure that every high school student in the United States takes a personal finance course before graduating – Mission 2030. NGPF provides 100% free curriculum, professional development and advocacy support to more than 140,000 teachers, reaching more than 5 million students annually. For more information, visit www.ngpf.org.
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About FICO
FICO (NYSE: FICO) makes decisions that help people and businesses thrive around the world. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 200 U.S. and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for companies in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, healthcare, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 80 countries are doing everything from protecting four billion payment cards from fraud to improving financial inclusion and increasing supply chain resilience. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of the largest U.S. lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the U.S. and has been made available in more than 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency.
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