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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte joined the Montana Financial Education Coalition at its Financial Education Conference in Helena on March 19, 2024. During his stop at the MFEC Conference, Governor Gianforte signed a proclamation which designated April 2024 as Financial Literacy Month in Montana. This proclamation…

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…

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…

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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…

The MFEC is excited to announce the winners of our Meme Contest!  In its first year, our financial education themed contest was a success.  We received over 100 meme entries from students across Montana.  A panel of MFEC representatives selected the top 20 memes, which…

The MFEC 2020 Annual Report is now available. Please click this link to view it. Thank you to all of our partners and board members for their support this past year. We’re excited to continue our mission of promoting financial education for all in 2021!…

The MFEC is holding a financial education-themed meme contest. Middle school and high school students across Montana submitted entries in November and December. Now is your time to vote! The six students whose photo receives the most “likes” will receive a cash prize. Judging should…

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…

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