The 15th annual Jump$tart National Educator Conference is scheduled for November 2-4, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the only national conference dedicated to personal finance education in the classroom and the professionals who teach it.  The conference is designed for K-12 classroom educators who teach personal finance or incorporate it into any other subject.

For teachers, the Jump$tart National Educator Conference remains an all-scholarship event. Here is the link to Jump$tart’s teacher scholarship webpage which includes their scholarship application and criteria.

Every year, the Montana Financial Education Coalition (MFEC) offers scholarships for Montana Teachers (PreK-12) to help cover the cost of travel to attend the Jump$tart National Educator Conference.

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Every year, the Montana Financial Education Coalition (MFEC) offers scholarships for Montana Teachers (PreK-12) to attend the Jump$tart National Educator Conference. MFEC teacher scholarship applications to attend the conference may be submitted online using the MFEC teacher scholarship application form. The deadline for the submission of MFEC scholarship applications is June 30, 2022. Please review the MFEC’s teacher scholarship policy before submitting the application.

The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy also provides teachers with scholarships to attend this conference. The MFEC encourages teachers to submit both applications to increase your chances of landing a scholarship. Here is the link to Jump$tart’s teacher scholarship webpage which includes their scholarship application and criteria.

The National Educator Conference is scheduled for November 4-6, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia at the Lowes Atlanta Hotel. This is the only national conference dedicated to personal finance education in the classroom and the professionals who teach it. The conference is designed for K-12 classroom educators who teach personal finance or incorporate it into any other subject.

Click here to read CNBC op-ed article by Jump$tart President and CEO Laura Levine about the importance of teaching personal finance in schools.

President Biden has proclaimed April as National Financial Capability Month. Throughout the month of April, organizations across the country conduct a variety of events and carry out initiatives designed to improve financial literacy, especially among our nation’s youth, and to promote financial well-being for all consumers. Click here to read the President’s proclamation. Click here to read Jump$tart’s article about Financial Literacy Month.

The Montana Financial Education Coalition (MFEC) is launching a financial education themed meme contest that is open to middle school and high school students across Montana.  Students should create an image meme about financial education.  Suggested topics include spending and saving, budgeting, building credit, credit-debt cycle traps, credit scores/reports, investing, buying goods and services, earning income, identity theft, or insurance.

All entries must be submitted through the online meme submission form.  Students must review the Meme Contest Rules and Instructions prior to making any submissions.  Entries will be judged on originality, importance, and wit/humor.  The submission deadline is 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, December 18, 2020. 

Finalists will be posted to an album on the MFEC Facebook page.  Voting will kick off on January 6, 2021.  The top six memes garnering the most “likes” on Facebook will be eligible for a cash award.

Financial Fridays is a weekly publication connecting you to news and events related to financial literacy, providing key updates from the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, and featuring the great work of Jump$tart’s national partners.  Visit Jump$tart’s Financial Fridays webpage to subscribe to this weekly release.  This week features FEMA resources such as their Emergency Financial First Aid Kit.  Visit the Jump$tart Clearinghouse, the premier financial literacy online resource for educators, parents, students and others to find effective, financial education resources from various sources like FEMA and other Jump$tart partners.

Congratulations to Jody Sandru on being named Jump$tart’s May Rock Star Educator! Jody is a Business Teacher at Twin Bridges High School. She was a MFEC/Jump$tart scholarship recipient when she attended Jump$tart’s National Educator Conference in 2018. Read Jody’s spotlight here.

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