Students exposed to financial education requirements achieved
credit scores 15-19 points higher.
Source: Urban, Schmeiser, Collins & Brown, Economics of Education Review, 2020.
Understanding financial literacy concepts can massively shape a student's future, particularly benefiting those from lower income and under funded school districts. Coolmath Games, the most beloved and largest library of thinking games on the internet, which reached 97M students in the last year, is on a mission to democratize financial literacy education and make it available to students everywhere, by creating financial literacy games that are free, entertaining, and accessible.
Preliminary survey results of teachers polled suggest that over 53% of students across the country have limited or very limited understanding of these critical concepts, however CountForward by Coolmath Games is driving positive results:
- 95% said their students had fun learning financial literacy through these games
- 88% said they plan to incorporate these games into their curriculum in the future
- 93% said they would recommend Coolmath Games' financial literacy resources to another educator
Why the pilot matters
Game-based learning can improve student outcomes by approximately
13 percentile points.
Source: Clark, Tanner-Smith & Killingsworth, Review of Educational Research, 2016.
One personal finance course is worth roughly $100,000 in lifetime financial benefit per student.
Source: Tyton Partners & Next Gen Personal Finance, Investing in Tomorrow: Lifetime Value of Financial Education in High School, 2024.
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Explore the Financial Literacy games
Each game turns a practical financial topic into choices students can play, explore and replay. Look for additional games launching this semester.
Slice of the Market
Learn stocks, bonds, CDs and more as you slice your way to profit!Skills: Investing
Cash Clash
Multiplayer financial trivia! Supports up to 50 players.Skills: All personal finance topicsExplore the Lesson Plans
Designed to help you introduce, reinforce, and discuss key financial literacy concepts.