Episode 82: Free Financial Education Resources for Illinois Residents

Did you know that Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs provides FREE financial education materials and programs? Listen to Financial Programs Manager Maggie Owens talk about these great resources on the latest episode of Making Cents of Money. Show Notes Money Minded Curriculum: https://www.illinoistreasurer.gov/Financial_Education/Money_Minded_Illinois Financial Literacy Resources: https://www.illinoistreasurer.gov/Financial_Education/Financial_Literacy_Resources IL Financial Wellness Hub https://www.illinoistreasurer.gov/Financial_Education/IL_Financial_Wellness_Hub Financial Education Research: Amagir, A., Groot, W., Maassen van den Brink, H., & Wilschut, A. (2018). A review of financial-literacy education programs for children and adolescents. Citzenship, Social and Economics Education, 17)1), 56-80. Brown, M., Grigsby, J., Van Der Klaauw, W., Wen, J., & Zafar, B. (2016). Financial education and the debt behavior of the young. The Review of Financial Studies, 29(9), 2490-2522. Kaiser, T., & Menkhoff, L. (2020). Financial education in schools: A meta-analysis of experimental studies. Economics of Education Review, 78, 101930. Miller, M., Reichelstein, J., Salas, C., & Zia, B. (2015). Can you help someone become financially capable? A meta-analysis of the literature. The World Bank Research Observer, 30(2), 220-246. Xiao, J. J., & O'Neill, B. (2016). Consumer financial education and financial capability. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 40(6), 712-721.