Critical Financial Literacy ItAG
Race & Debt -Connecting the Dots
Overview
This ItAG seeks to reexamine financial literacy programs found in many school and community programs. Recognizing the racial wealth gap in the US, we seek to support youth in understanding the historical and systemic context that created and maintains vast inequity and poverty. Our action will be to develop curriculum and school/community partnerships that provide basic financial literacy skills, and at the same time, challenge educators and youth to consider individual, community, and public policy solutions to help build generational wealth in marginalized communities, and to take active, ethical, and collective steps to close the racial wealth gap.
Critical Financial Literacy Part 2, Policy Implications and Action Steps
Understanding the Racial Wealth Gap
Historical - How and why was the racial wealth gap created?
Systemic - How do current institutions and policies affect the racial wealth gap?
Building Generational Wealth
Creating Community and Policy Solutions to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
The Basics of Financial Literacy
The importance of savings
Building Credit
Investments and Capital
Race & Debt
Thursday, April 4 - Race & Debt -Connecting the Dots College Loan Crisis, School District Debt Servicing, and More ...
Critical Financial Literacy Race & Debt Discussion
Jason Wozniak. West Chester University Department of Educational Foundations and Policy studies