Kid$ense is presenting a curriculum that addresses many of these concerns about the future of our children.

The Kid$ense school-approved supplementary financial curriculum, developed by financial expert and author Neale Godfrey, is currently available for grades K-6. The curriculum includes textbooks, teaching materials and teacher training. The lessons introduce children to the concept of money and how it works in society; buying, selling and trading; working, earning saving and investing. The concepts can be incorporated into traditional lessons on reading, math and social studies. We have consultants who will be able to help you shape lessons that can fit into your overall plan for your classroom.

We recently completed the Nuveen Kid$ense Money Survey, and some of the results were shocking. For example:

Over one-third of kids, ages 12-17 still use a piggybank to save money. Over 58% wouldn’t bother to bend down and pick up money off the street unless it was a dollar or over. Over 50% have received no financial education. Basically, that means it is a toss of the coin whether or not your child understands the basic money skills needed to live in the world today…