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FinanceChallenge

 

Welcome

To the Alabama Personal Finance Challenge

 

With additional support of Wells Fargo, Alabama State Department of Education, University of Alabama, and Council for Economic Education,

Give your students a chance to demonstrate their knowledge of personal finance in a fun and rewarding way!

Middle School and High School Divisions

  • January 2 - Teacher Registration Begins
  • February 12 - March 14- Online Competition - Teams login and face the Challenge!
  • March 19  - Announcement of top middle school team online test score.  This team is the middle school state champion. Each team member and the teacher sponsor receives a $50 gift card.
  • March 19 - Announcement of top online high school teams. Top teams will be invited to participate in the high school state championship. 
  • April 11 - High School State Championship, University of Alabama (Travel stipends available and teacher substitute reimbursements provided)
    • Each member and the teacher sponsor of the state champion team will receive $150
  • May 19 -20, 2024 - National Finals   Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. Food and lodging provided during the competition. The Alabama Council on Economic Education provides a $2500 travel stipend.
  • Teachers- Register for the Alabama Personal Finance Challenge today and start creating your student teams. Each person on a four person team has 35 minutes to individually complete a 30 question online test. No limit on number of teams per school. Test results are confidential
  • Students - Study hard! The Alabama Personal Finance Challenge will test your knowledge of Earning Income, Protecting and Insuring, Spending and Credit, Saving and Investing

Teachers can create as many student teams as they'd like at no charge.

Students compete in teams of three to four.

You can find a teacher toolkit here.

Teacher training workshops and webinars with curriculum materials!

To register for a workshop, go to www.econalabama.org or email council@econalabama.org

 

 

Good luck to all of our student competitors. The National Personal Finance Challenge is a great way to flex your intellectual muscle and compete with students from across Alabama in an exciting and fun competition.

Contact us if you need information or assistance.