Washington Financial Literacy Work Group To Survey School Administrators And Educators

An update from the State-Education Subcommittee

The State-Education subcommittee is planning to develop a survey that they will distribute to administrators (principals, staff, boards, etc.) as well as teachers this coming school year.

Members of the subcommittee have noted that the lack of funding for a financial education component in Washington schools, and the lack of consistency in financial education curriculum are major concerns of theirs.

The subcommittee is also looking at what resources are or can be made available to Washington educators.

If you know of any resources, please email them to me at jlushene@dfi.wa.gov. I’ll forward them to the Subcommittee.

Update From The Private Sector Subcommittee

The Private Sector Subcommittee has received 58 responses to the financial education survey they sent out to private sector businesses in Washington.

Through survey responses, the Private Sector Subcommittee has initially identified the following gaps in Washington:

1) a lack of adequate measurement, or a clearly identified baseline
2) a lack of standards in what financial education should include
3) a lack of alignment with the “Essential Academics Learning Requirements”
4) a lack of state mandate

The Private Sector Subcomittee will be sending out their private sector financial education survey to more organizations in Washington through contacts at the Association of Washington Business and the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

State Subcommittee Update

Today, the State subcommittee sent out a letter and online survey to all Washington State Agency Directors.

The survey will help the subcommittee determine what Washington State agencies are doing regarding financial literacy and financial education.

View survey: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=fZDDlRjotlDRaVbDlU6N2A_3d_3d