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Financial
Literacy
Education
Addressing Student, Business,
and Government Needs

Financial
Literacy
Education
Addressing Student, Business,
and Government Needs
JAY LIEBOWITZ
EDITED BY
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology,
Pennsylvania, USA
Foreword by Nan J. Morrison
CRC Press
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To anyone aspiring to be financially secure throughout
one’s work life, retirement, and beyond

Contents
Foreword ix
PreFace xiii
contributors xvii
Part I K–12 Focused Financial
literacy education
chaPter 1 the changing landscaPe oF K–12
Personal Finance education 3
BONNIE T. MESZAROS AND MARY C. SUITER
chaPter 2 i wish they had a course liKe that when
i was in high school 23
JOHN PELLETIER
chaPter 3 how twentysomethings are changing
Financial literacy education 49
RAKHEE JAIN
chaPter 4 the Financial education movement
in Pennsylvania: FiFteen years
and still going 71
HILARY HUNT AND CATHY FAULCON BOWEN
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viii Contents
Part II college-Focused Financial
literacy education
chaPter 5 raising the bar on eFForts to increase
Financial caPability among college
students 91
MARY JOHNSON
chaPter 6 Financial literacy: national endowment
For Financial education 111
AMY MARTY
chaPter 7 Financial literacy: a Pathway
to Financial well-being 123
THEODORE R. DANIELS
chaPter 8 Financial literacy education
at harrisburg university oF science
and technology: a case study 141
JAY LIEBOWITZ
chaPter 9 don’t Just survive—thrive! 149
PATRICIA W. COLLINS
chaPter 10 collegiate Financial literacy: the ohio
state university examPle 161
BRYAN ASHTON
Part III Post-college–Focused
Financial literacy education
chaPter 11 Financial literacy in the worKPlace 179
ERIC R. HECKMAN
chaPter 12 sPecial rePort: gao rePort on
“Financial literacy: overview oF Federal
activities, Programs, and challenges” 197
ALICIA PUENTE CACKLEY