2022 marked a turning point in financial education. Six new states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Michigan, New Hampshire and Kansas) will now be guaranteeing a personal finance course for all high school students (implementation dates vary), bringing the total to 17 guarantee states. Meanwhile, media attention on financial education increased throughout the year as the movement gained momentum. Here are the top 10 media mentions of NGPF in the past 12 months: 

1. Nearly 1 in 4 students in the U.S. has access to personal finance education this year (CNBC)
2. Florida just became the largest state to mandate personal finance education in high school (CNBC): as of December 2022, 17 states now guarantee a one semester personal finance course for all high schoolers
3. New education trend: Students required to take personal finance classes (USA Today)
4. Nearly 500,000 High-Schoolers Will Receive Personal Finance Education Thanks To Michael Jordan (Essence)
5. Many millennials feel schools failed to teach them about money—these schools are trying to give Gen Z a better start (CNBC)
6. Think You Learned Everything About Your Finances? (Morningstar)
7. Reading, Writing, and Personal Finance (Kiplinger)
8. 3 ways educators can adjust financial literacy for Gen Z (K12 Dive)
9. Next Gen Personal Finance: A Sprawling, Standout Financial Literacy Site (Common Sense Education)
10. Are your clients’ kids learning the basics of money management? (Investment News)

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About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.