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The National Jump$tart Coalition identifies high-quality personal finance materials, curriculums and resources for educational use and makes them available through an online Clearinghouse. And the Clearinghouse is now easier to use than ever before. The newly revised search functions make it easy for teachers, students, parents, youth leaders and others to select appropriate titles from a wealth of finanial educational materials.Search the national Clearinghouse Browse the national Clearinghouse Review the list of Free Materials in the national Clearinghouse Provide feedback to us about the national Clearinghouse Submit materials to the national ClearinghouseVisit the Virginia Department of Education for financial literacy resources in the Commonwealth The Clearinghouse database of resources are provided by a variety of education providers such as government, business and non-profit organizations. The Clearinghouse provides brief descriptions of more than 600 titles which can be ordered directly from the author or publisher. Nearly 250 resources are offered absolutely free. A growing number of resources can be downloaded instantly from the Web. Others are interactive Web sites where students can learn from simulations of real-life experiences such as designing a college student budget or investing in financial markets. Teachers often use these personal finance teaching materials to support their state's standards in economics and financial literacy, business, math and family and consumer science. No registration, sign-in or passwords are required to search the clearinghouse, and the virtual library is provided at no cost to the user. Users can search by topic, grade level, type or title of material, key word and language, then they can sort by price and newest entry. The search function makes it easy for users to narrow their choices to those materials that meet their needs. Materials listed in the Jump$tart Clearinghouse are reviewed for appropriateness by educational consultants. While Jump$tart focuses on educating students in kindergarten through college, many of the materials are also suitable for adults. The Clearinghouse popularity continues to grow as more educators learn about the service. Among the popular titles in the Clearinghouse for 2005 were: 40 Money Management Tips Every College Freshman Should Know, a free student workbook from the National Endowment for Financial Education.Basics of Saving and Investing, a free, online teaching guide from the NASD.A Consumers Guide to e-Payments, a free brochure from the FTC.Avoiding Student Credit Card Debt, a free online publication from CardRatings.comBecoming A Money Savvy Student, a free book from the National Endowment for Financial Education.
Click on the links below to view our Clearinghouse Documents.
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