Nebraska
9th-12th GradesState Standards
Financial Literacy
SS K.2.2: Recognize money is used to purchase goods and services to satisfy economic wants and needs.
SS K.2.2.a: Explain the purposes of money.
SS 1.2.2: Compare spending and saving opportunities.
SS 1.2.2.a: Give examples of situations where students and families could choose to save for future purchases.
SS 2.2.2: Demonstrate knowledge of currency, its denominations, and use.
SS 2.2.2.a: Make transactions' using currency emphasizing its use as a medium of exchange.
SS 3.2.2: Evaluate choices and consequences for spending and saving.
SS 3.2.2.a: Given a budget, make choices as to what to purchase, what to give up, and what to save.
SS 4.2.2: Investigate various financial institutions in Nebraska and the reasons for people’s spending and saving choices.
SS 4.2.2.a: Identify financial institutions in the community and their purposes.
SS 8.2.2: Understand personal and business financial management.
SS 8.2.2.a: Identify skills for future financial success.
SS 8.2.2.b: Understand tools, strategies, and systems used to maintain, monitor, control, and plan the use of financial resources.
SS HS.2.2: Develop a plan to support short- and long-term goals.
SS HS.2.2.a: Develop a budget using a financial record keeping tool.
SS HS.2.2.b: Compare and contrast different types of banking accounts and features.
SS HS.2.2.c: Assess the effects of taxes on personal income.
SS HS.2.2.d: Compare and contrast possible career choices.
SS HS.2.3: Critique strategies used to establish, build, maintain, monitor, and control credit.
SS HS.2.3.a: Compare and contrast the costs and benefits of different types and sources of credit and debt.
SS HS.2.3.b: Investigate strategies to effectively manage debt and factors that influence credit ratings.
SS HS.2.4: Evaluate savings, investment, and risk-management strategies to achieve financial goals.
SS HS.2.4.a: Explain the importance of saving and investing early to ensure financial security.
SS HS.2.4.b: Develop an investment strategy to achieve short- and long-term goals utilizing a variety of investment vehicles.
SS HS.2.4.c: Examine appropriate and cost-effective risk-management strategies.