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Peer reviewedSuiter, Mary; Meszaros, Bonnie T. – Social Education, 2005
For several years, advocacy groups have recognized the need to strengthen financial education in the K-12 schools. Current statistics support their concerns. Financial illiteracy in the United States is astoundingly high. From 1992 to 2000, disposable personal income for Americans rose by 47 percent, but personal spending rose by 61 percent. In…
Descriptors: Income, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans, Teaching Methods
