High School Personal Finance

High School Personal Finance

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Here's how High School Personal Finance aligns with curriculum standards in Washington DC. Use the filters to change the location, set of standards, and grade level.

EARNING INCOME

Knowledge Standards

EI.K.6: Evaluate the risks and benefits of starting and owning a business.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with High School Personal Finance
Students will evaluate the benefits and risks of small business ownership.

Skills Standards

EI.S.3: Analyze a variety of tools and services that are relevant to the preparation of personal and business taxes to understand how and when to complete taxes.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with High School Personal Finance
Students will complete an IRS Form W-4.

SPENDING

Skills Standards

SP.S.1: Create a budget based on changing individual inputs, constraints and goals.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with High School Personal Finance
Students will develop a budget to allocate current income to necessary and desired spending, including estimates for both fixed and variable expenses.

CREDIT

Knowledge Standards

CR.K.1: Understand the purpose, risks and benefits of credit.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with High School Personal Finance
Students will identify the risks and benefits of leveraging credit, including, using a credit card, leveraging a payment plan and taking out a loan.
Students will describe the concept of credit and how it is used in certain situations.

MANAGING RISK

Skills Standards

MR.S.2: Compare the costs, benefits and risks of different health insurance plans, including the extent to which health insurance covers preventative care.

Standards
Defined by Financial Literacy Standards 9th-12th Grades and align with High School Personal Finance
Students will estimate the impact of different health insurance deductibles and coinsurance rates on out-of-pocket medical costs.