Educators | Money Minded Illinois
High-quality personal finance education for Illinoisians
Financial Literacy Symposium
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S. LaSalle Street, Chicago
Join us for a full-day financial literacy professional development event for middle and high school teachers, hosted by the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Attend in person or online, earn up to six hours of ISBE continuing education credit, and explore practical strategies you can use in the classroom right away.
Explore all that Money Minded Illinois has to offer!
Our Money Minded Illinois offers age-appropriate financial literacy resources, including story times for young children and standards-based classroom materials for students from first grade through middle school. Our goal is simple: to make it easy for Illinois teachers and school districts to implement the new Financial Literacy and Social Studies Inquiry Standards. Guided by the C3 Framework, our curriculum includes everything educators need to teach each unit with confidence—while ensuring the standards are fully addressed. We help teachers and school districts implement the Illinois Financial Literacy and Social Studies standards by offering free resources—ready-to-use curriculum, classroom materials, and PD opportunities, including professional development days.
You can check out our elementary, middle, and high school resource portals.
Personal Finance Education Standards
Illinois places an emphasis on financial literacy and inquiry-based learning. Money Minded Illinois supports those goals by giving students practical money management skills and helping them think critically about real-world decisions they will face in college, careers, and everyday life.
You can read the standards at the links below.
- 1st Grade Standards
- 2nd Grade Standards
- 3rd Grade Standards
- 4th Grade Standards
- 5th Grade Standards
- All grade levels (K-12)
Additional Resources
- Council for Economic Education
- Next Gen Personal Finance
- Financial Literacy for Education Success
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Help students build the decision-making skills they need for college, careers, and everyday life.
Contact us at moneyminded@illinoistreasurer.gov to learn more about resources, classroom support, and how to get started.