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Why It's Important to Teach Your Students Financial Literacy—and Three Ways to Do It

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Research shows that by the age of 12, students will develop an economic understanding that researchers describe as “essentially adult”. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost.

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The Case for Expanding the Definition of 'Personalization' to Meet the Needs of the Whole Child

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Source: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Academic development is represented by the content areas required on the path toward a high school diploma (e.g., math, literacy, science, social studies, foreign language, art). Cognitive development includes skills like those involved in memory and processing information.

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Running a Home-Based Preschool Is Tough, and Support Is Meager

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Nevada inspectors also ensure that Whitesides’ curriculum includes literacy, math, science, social studies, creative expression, arts, health and safety in addition to fostering children’s social, emotional, physical, linguistic and cognitive development.