Judi Bartfeld and J. Michael Collins introduce a discussion of the interrelationship between food and financial insecurity, using a unique data set collected in predominantly low-income schools across Wisconsin in collaboration with community-based educators. Issue Brief: Food Insecurity and Family Finances: Evidence from Wisconsin School Children mp3 file*: Food Insecurity and Family Finances (conversation on 10/27/2014) […]

There are many financial education programs targeted at adults and high school students, and even a few aimed at school children. Strategies are now emerging to deliver programs and curricula aimed even at very young children, age 4-5, before entering elementary school.  This brief summarizes recent research that informs financial education strategies for preschool age […]

Student loan debt has attracted widespread media attention due to recent increases in the amount of student loan debt in the US and the growing share of all household debt that student loans account for. This brief reviews these trends for Wisconsin, discusses the balance between taking on too much versus too little debt, and […]

This brief summarizes research about how children learn about personal financial topics, with an emphasis on in-school financial education. Issue Brief Financial Literacy Education for Children mp3 file* Financial Literacy Education for Children (April 9, 2012) *Listen now or download the audio file to an mp3 player for later listening by following the steps on […]