Champlain College Offering Financial Literacy Course Free to 20 MA Educators

 Middle and high school educators in Massachusetts interested in honing their personal finance teaching skills, or newcomers to the field, can attend a free, online, asynchronous graduate course offered by the Center for Financial Literacy at Champlain College.

John Pelletier, director of the Champlain Center, notes that the three-credit  course was recognized by the White House, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the FDIC, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability.  The course also has been the subject of two studies showing the impact of the instruction (see most recent study Prepped for Success). 

Scholarships are available for middle and high school educators from Vermont, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island.

This course is a continuation of the Champlain College’s nationally recognized financial literacy educator training program that has trained more than 400 educators in New England and New York State since 2011.

The 20 scholarships are generously sponsored by the Rauch Foundation, which supports and promotes financial preparedness of rising generations of students by supporting schools in the delivery of financial literacy programs.

The course runs from June 30 through August 22. Deadline for applying is June 20. Scholarships will be awarded on a rolling basis. To apply, visit https://financialliteracy.champlain.edu/programming/current-graduate-offering/ .

For registration questions contact: [email protected].

Pelletier says Massachusetts earned an F in Champlain’s 2023 National Report Card on State Efforts to Improve Financial Literacy in High Schools™.  He says personal finance is not included in graduation requirements and schools are not required to offer financial literacy courses. The state does not specify that specific courses be taken in high school in order to graduate; this is done at the district level.