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NEFE News

Morgan State University, UCLA Receive Grant Funding For Equity Research In Financial Education

December 12, 2024

NEFE empowers equity-focused financial education through groundbreaking research grants awarded to Morgan State University and UCLA

Poll: 47% of U.S. Adults Believe Personal Finances Will be Impacted by 2024 Election Results

October 25, 2024

New NEFE poll shows high price of essential goods, insufficient income, and home payment as top sources of stress leading into 2024 election.

October 24, 2024

Financial Education Innovation & Impact Summit Explores, Shapes New Trends For The Field

NEFE President and CEO Billy Hensley describes the 2024 Summit in one word: “Energy”—bringing together top minds to tackle the future of financial education.

October 14, 2024

NEFE Names Newest Innovation Award, Impact Award Recipients

At the 2024 FEI&I Summit, NEFE recognized leaders driving financial education forward with its Innovation and Impact Awards. Discover the recipients making a difference.

Poll: 3 In 4 Student Loan Holders Have Had To Make Budgetary Adjustments Since End Of Loan Payment Pause

September 30, 2024

Discover how the latest NEFE poll illuminates the financial adjustments borrowers made following the end of the student loan payment pause.

September 05, 2024

Successes of Grassroots, Native-led Financial Education
By Stephanie Cote

The power of Native-led financial education as traditional wisdom meets modern finance to uplift and empower Native communities.

Respect Legislative Intent with Youth Financial Education Requirements

August 19, 2024

By Billy J. Hensley, Ph.D., President and CEO National Endowment for Financial Education

Are high schools giving students and educators the tools they need? Dive into the discussion of the importance of implementing stand-alone financial education courses in high schools to ensure students receive comprehensive and equitable financial literacy.

August 16, 2024

Passing Legislation Is Just the Beginning: A 2024 Legislative Review of K-12 Financial Education Requirements
By Emma Donahue, Policy and Advocacy Senior Manager

Our 2024 legislative review reveals key state-by-state progress and setbacks in financial literacy requirements around the United States.

August 12, 2024

New Report Explores Financial Education Curriculum Implementation Process for States

Discover the key challenges and solutions in implementing state financial education mandates with insights from a comprehensive NEFE-funded study on Nevada's approach.

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Financial Literacy Graduation Requirements by State

In 2023, West Virginia HB 3113 , Indiana SB 35, Connecticut SB 1165 , Minnesota HF 2497 , Louisiana HB 103 , Oregon SB 3, Wisconsin AB 109 and Pennsylvania SB 843 all passed through the legislature and were signed by each state’s Governor.

This brings the number of states that now have a financial literacy graduation requirement for all students to 26. For more information about developments from 2024, see NEFE’s Legislative Review Report.

NEFE Research

Supporting research in the field of financial well-being.

NEFE promotes a better understanding of personal finance by identifying and investigating the financial issues affecting people's lives. We advance effective financial education through research studies, symposia, think tanks and round table discussions.

NEFE funds rigorous, innovative and actionable research that seeks to improve the public's financial well-being and has the potential to make a profound contribution to our field.

Our research values drive this work.

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