Our goal is to make sure you’re ready for the world on all fronts–education, life skills and financial wellness. To that end, we’ve rounded up some of the best resources available to help your students get off to a financially smart start.

FABULOUS FINANCIAL FINDS:

• ASFA Education Foundation – Nonprofit foundation offering financial literacy education publications, including budget planning and auto financing

• MoneySkill.org – Free online financial literacy course for high school students (meets national standards)

• Merrill Lynch Global Philanthropy – Investing Pays Off, curriculum, worksheets, pre- and post- tests, and answer keys

• Earned Assets Resource Network – Nonprofit that created Individual Development Accounts (IDAs) to help low-income families save and invest in wealth-building assets and education

• Ariel Capital Investments – Ariel Education Initiative includes Ariel Community Academy, Ariel-Nuveen Investment Program, Extended Day Program and the Working Together Program. Read the Ariel Community Academy Newsletter, InvestEd, for more information on the benefits of the programs.

• Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) – Operates the “Get Your Money Right Tour“, a national financial literacy tour featuring hip hop moguls

• National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – Developers of Entrepreneurship curriculum (fee). Become an NFTE Teacher.

• Federal Reserve Bank – Personal Financial Education Curriculum (free), including Building Wealth and There’s a Lot to Learn About Money

• The U.S. Federal Reserve – Federal Reserve Education Teacher Resoures includes a financial education search tool that helps you find curriculum that is aligned with NCEE and Jump$tart Coalition national standards for economic education

• The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission – Investor Education publications, including Roadmap to Saving and Investing

• Consumer.gov – List of consumer education publications and resources, including financial education resources

• MyMoney.gov (U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission) – U.S. government financial literacy initiative that offers free My Money Toolkit.

• Jump$tart Coalition – Clearinghouse for personal financial education publications

• Myfico.com – Company that created the Fair-Isaac score (FICO) offers credit education to help consumers to get and maintain good credit

• FreddieMac.com – Mortgage lender offers homeownership information and tools

• Saveforyourfuture.org – Free financial education resources