Not a bad starting point for thinking about what to include when designing a personal finance curriculum. Better yet, share this with your administration to lobby for a personal finance graduation requirement.

From USA Today/Bank of America Survey:

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Here are a few of our top resources in those investing and taxes categories:

• Investing
  • Investing unit
  • Activities
    • Calculate: Compound Interest
    • Read: What Does It Mean To Own Stock?
    • Joining the Market
  • The Fine Print
    • Reading a Mutual Fund Fact Sheet
  • Case Study
    • Compound My Interest in 401(k)s
• Taxes
  • Taxes unit
  • Activities
    
    • Research the Tax Cycle
  • The Fine Print
    • Understanding the W-2

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.