06/10/2026
A great FinCamp in Austin yesterday! One attendee said, "I am new to NGPF, so everything was much appreciated! I am excited to go home, explore more of its resources and plan out my Fall semester. I enjoyed the day."
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06/10/2026
A great FinCamp in Austin yesterday! One attendee said, "I am new to NGPF, so everything was much appreciated! I am excited to go home, explore more of its resources and plan out my Fall semester. I enjoyed the day."
06/04/2026
That's a wrap on FinCamp: Columbia! Great energy today from 57 educators.
After the Teach Investing with Confidence session, one attendee said, "I learned a lot more from that one session than I have learned from numerous investment books. I feel I can confidently teach the topic to students.
Another attendee said the FinCamp was "Great use of my time and well worth giving up a couple of my summer days."
06/04/2026
🌟Educator Spotlight🌟 Miche Franken is the Personal Financial Literacy Coordinator for Guilford County Schools, North Carolina's third-largest district. A 24-year teaching veteran who's been leading personal finance instruction since 2016, learn more about Miche: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/teacher-talk/teacher-talk-with-miche-franken/
06/02/2026
FinCamp season is officially underway! Stop 1: Atlanta. Thank you to the 44 educators who joined us today.
One attendee said: "I felt the entire session was effective. I can utilize everything I learned today in my classroom this year and in the future. I really enjoyed the move activities and the teach investing with confidence lesson. I can also bring this information back to my colleagues so they can use these resources in their classrooms."
05/29/2026
We're thrilled to share NGPF's Arcade Game Shady Sam's Slick Wheels won Best Non-Profit Project for School-Age Education at the 2026 The MAIAwards this week!
Many thanks to the MAIAs' 23-person judging panel for the care they put into evaluating this year's record-breaking pool of entries, and congratulations to every fellow finalist, runner-up, and entrant. The work you're doing matters.
Read more: https://www.ngpf.org/blog/best-of/shady-sam-wins-at-the-oscars-of-financial-literacy/
04/23/2026
Our Director of Educational Outreach Yanely Espinal (Missbehelpful) was on the Today Show this morning! Watch to hear her tips for how to talk to family about money.
How to Talk Finances With Family (and Why It's Important) A survey found that 62% of people do not discuss money with their loved ones, so Yanely Espinal, director of educational outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance, joins TODAY to share advice on how to start those important conversations. Tips include focusing on values and financial goals when discussi...
More states around the country are introducing bills about financial education being a required class in public high schools. Tune into this week's episode of FinCap Friday with Missbehelpful to learn about the status of financial education in the U.S. today.
04/14/2026
We teamed up with Intuit for Education to challenge educators nationwide to help students build financial confidence this Financial Literacy Month.
Join the challenge by April 15 and help make today's generation the most financially confident yet! https://www.intuit.com/solutions/education/hour-of-finance/challenge/
This week's episode of FinCap Friday with Missbehelpful shares stories of celebs who landed on the wrong side of the IRS and provides tips on how to stay in their good graces.
04/09/2026
Our FREE Financial Literacy Month virtual conference is this Saturday. Kick off the day with the duo behind Two Cents • PBS who will share their tips for making money topics accessible, engaging, and fun.
Register for their session and more: https://www.ngpf.org/events/