Nurturing Economic Empowerment Through Financial Education Across Kansas

The Kansas Financial Educators Council’s mission is rooted in providing people with the knowledge and guidance they need to foster greater financial well-being.

To this end, we provide complimentary resources, advocacy campaigns, and local personal support to build scalable financial wellness initiatives throughout Kansas.

Strengthening Kansas with Sustainable Economic Empowerment Programming

The mission of the Kansas Financial Educators Council℠ is to build sustainable, scalable economic empowerment programs that have a real impact on people’s lives at the community level. To accomplishing this mission, we focus on these 3 Pillars:

Pillar 1: Increase Access & Develop Sustainable Financial Education Programming.

Organizations – We provide resources, training, personnel, and support to build scalable financial wellness programming.

Individuals & Families – Resources and courses are provided for those seeking to improve their own finances and/or teach their kids about money.

Pillar 2: Raise Awareness for Economic Empowerment through Financial Education.

Advocacy Promotion Campaigns – We promote the adoption of financial literacy into schools, getting families involved in teaching kids about money, and encouraging individuals to improve their knowledge.

Local Financial Education Data – Conducting and curating Kansas-specific personal finance research to share with stakeholders across the education and media sectors.

Pillar 3: Develop Relationships to Deploy and Sustain Community Financial Wellness.

Combat Financial Illiteracy – This is a crucial moment for our country and its citizens. And financial literacy is the key to addressing one of this country’s top crises.

Grassroots Movement – Join us in the movement to help our community work toward greater financial independence and security. We welcome everyone. Here are a few ways you can join.

Join The Movement

Beneficiaries
Receivers of resources & support.

Supporters
Promote the campaign across the community.

Join Advisory Board
Community leaders of local & state chapters.

Why We Are Uniquely Positioned to Serve

The Kansas Financial Educators Council℠ is a state chapter of the National Financial Educators Council®. The National Chapter is well-qualified to support our initiatives here across the state of Kansas – they bring:

Accreditation

As an IACET Accredited Provider, the NFEC offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard.

Social Impact

As a Certified B Corporation, the NFEC meets the highest standards for socially responsible commerce, using the power of business to build more sustainable economies.

Standards

The NFEC set industry standards for the financial education and financial coaching industry.

NFEC Financial Literacy Standard Alignment Verified

Our Local Champions Across Kansas Make this Possible

Local champions ensure that financial education programming, resources and data are provided complimentary to individuals and organizations throughout Kansas.

Kansas Financial Literacy

Individuals and organizations alike are being provided with resources to build their personal finance skill sets, as part of a statewide Kansas financial literacy initiative. The Sunflower State leads the way by establishing the Kansas Financial Educators Council℠. The Kansas financial literacy effort is one component of a nationwide program that gives people and communities practical educational tools to strengthen their ability to manage personal finances. In Kansas, financial literacy is an important need that the Sunflower State takes very seriously.

Complimentary Financial Literacy Resources

Financial Education Framework and Standards

Personal Finance eLearning Center

Live Presentation Materials

Financial Literacy Testing

Kansas Financial Literacy Legislation & Educational Stats

The Common Core of Data is a program of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. In 2014-15, this program indicated that Kansas had 497,275 total students in public schools (compared to the 986,521 U.S. average), 37,659 total teachers (61,418 U.S. average), and 1,352 total schools (1,972 U.S. average). Kansas’s ratio of students to teachers is quite favorable, 13.20 versus the 16.06 national average.

It is notable that Kansas is currently considering legislation that would require students to take and pass a personal financial literacy course prior to graduation. H.B. 2232 would require the Kansas Board of Education to develop a curriculum for this one-semester course, which the bill suggests could include topics of “savings, banking payment types, interest rates, credit cards, credit scores, financing higher education, renting versus owning property, insurance, consumer fraud, investing, taxes and debt” (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2015).

Kansas Financial Capability Stats

64%

Average Score of 63.89% to Date

44%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

0
Participants

National Financial Capability Stats

64%

Average Score of 64.26% to Date

49%

Percentage of Passing [70%] Scores to Date

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Participants

About the Kansas Financial Educators Council℠

The Kansas Financial Educators Council℠ was founded in 2017 with the mission of building community initiatives working toward shared personal finance education goals. The Kansas Financial Educators Council℠ was established in partnership with the National Financial Educators Council® (NFEC®), an organization that leads a broader campaign to achieve these goals nationwide.

National Financial Educators Council, State Financial Literacy Standards
National Financial Educators Council, State Chapters