Financial Education Working Group

This working group was convened by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, the City of Chicago Treasurer’s Office, and the Illinois Asset Building Group to discuss Illinois’ current high school financial education mandate and possible reforms to improve its effectiveness. During these working group meetings we discuss financial literacy statistics, current federal financial education initiatives, Illinois’ laws on financial education in schools, and proposals for improvements.

Working Group Meeting Notes:

• August 31, 2010
  
• August 18, 2010

Financial Education Work Group Action Plan

Subcommittee Meetings

Cost and Funding

• Meeting Agenda: November 1, 2010
  
• Meeting Notes: November 1, 2010
• Meeting Notes: November 29, 2010
• Meeting Agenda: December 14, 2010
  

Curriculum Development, Pilot Programs, and Evaluations

• Meeting Agenda: November 3, 2010
  
• Meeting Notes: November 3, 2010
  

Legislation and Advocacy

• Meeting Agenda: October 26, 2010
  
• Meeting Notes: October 26, 2010
• Meeting Agenda: December 3, 2010
• Meeting Notes: December 3, 2010
  

Financial Regulators, Financial Institutions, and Corporate Partnerships

• Meeting Agenda: November 4, 2010
  
• Meeting Notes: November 4, 2010
  

Teacher Surveys and Training

• Meeting Agenda: November 9, 2010
  
• Meeting Notes: November 9, 2010
• Meeting Agenda: December 2, 2010
  
• Meeting Notes: December 2, 2010
  

Maria Ramos, Vice President of Operations, Junior Achievement

Helen Roberts, Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Economic Education, University of Illinois at Chicago

Dubis Correal, U.S. Dept of Treasury

Angelisa Harris, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Tracy Frizzell, Economic Awareness Council

Martin Moe, Chicago Public Schools

Karen Harris, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law 

Additional Resources

Statutory Authority

Illinois High School Graduation Requirements FAQ