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Jump$tart Coalition

 Non-profit coalition, founded in 1995.

 150 national partners from: government, financial 

services, associations, education, academia and other 

sectors.

 49 independent, affiliated state coalitions. 

 Committed to advancing financial literacy; especially 

among pre-kindergarten through college-age youth.

 Partners committed to working collaboratively.
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Emerging Priorities

 Promoting quality standards and encouraging 

measurements of effectiveness in financial education.

 Fostering collaboration by stakeholders—with each other 

and with reliable youth financial education resources and 

information.

 Providing training, support, motivation and appreciation 

for financial educators.
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Standards

 National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education.

~ Available at no cost on our website.

~ Print copies available at no cost through the FCIC.

 Common Core State Standards

~ www.corestandards.org

~ Mathematics

~ English Language Arts

 Money As You Learn

~ www.moneyasyoulearn.org
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Collaboration and Resources 

 Jump$tart Clearinghouse

~ www.jumpstartclearinghouse.org

 Clearinghouse Upgrade Project

~ Technology Upgrade

~ Listing Criteria Upgrade

 Jump$tart National Educator Conference

~ First Weekend of November

~ Promotes Teacher Learning and Networking

~ Offers Partners a Platform for Resource and 

Expertise 
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J$TTA 

 Jump$tart Teacher Training Alliance formed in 2010, 

based on NEFE-sponsored research.

 Founding Partners:

~ Council for Economic Education

~ Jump$tart Coalition

~ Junior Achievement USA

~ National Endowment for Financial Education

~ Take Charge America Institute/Univ. of AZ

 Federal Agency Support:

~ FDIC

~ Dept. of Education

~ Dept. of Treasury
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J$TTA 

 Mission: To help local organizations provide K-12 

teachers with standard, consistent, and effective 

professional development that increases their own level 

of financial literacy, improving their confidence in, and 

enthusiasm for, teaching personal finance in the 

classroom.

 Principal Goal: To establish a model framework for 

teacher training programs in personal finance across the 

country.
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J$TTA 

 Pilot programs over three years:

~ Chicago Public Schools

~ Colorado Jump$tart

~ Champlain College, Vermont

~ University of Arizona

~ South Carolina Jump$tart

 Research conducted by NEFE on the effectiveness of 

the program showed:

~ Improvement in confidence.

~ Improvement in knowledge.

~ Retention of knowledge.

~ Positive behavior change.

~ Application of content.
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J$TTA 

 Public launch, July 2013

 Model now available as a toolkit, free to qualified 

applicants.

~ Event planning guide (suggested timeline)

~ Learning expectations/outcomes

~ Materials for 7 topical seminars

~ Presenter orientation guide

~ Assessment template

~ Budget template

~ Collaboration strategies

 Minimum 18 hours of instruction; customizable events.
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Jump$tart Coalition

Laura Levine

President and CEO

Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

@Llevine @NatlJumpStart

LLevine@jumpstart.org

(202) 466-8610

Thank You!