Whether it’s called financial literacy, personal finance or money management, young people need to know how to balance a checkbook, save for future needs and get the most for their money.
Great-West Great-Teachers^® financial literacy grant initiative is designed to financially assist Colorado educators in teaching their students the basics and beyond.

As required by legislation enacted in 2008, new Personal Financial Literacy (PFL) expectations for grades P–12 were adopted by the state of Colorado on December 10, 2009, and are required to be implemented in all public schools for the 2011-12 school year. These PFL Grade Level Expectations and Evidence Outcomes are embedded in the revised Economics and Mathematics academic standards.

Click here to view Colorado’s new PFL Expectations and Evidence Outcomes.

PFL expectations are intended to provide students with the essential knowledge and skills that will enable them to:

• manage savings, investment and checking accounts
• design and maintain a household budget
• manage personal debt and personal credit options
• understand consumer credit and finance
• understand short-term and long-term investment options
• develop and evaluate risk-management strategies

If your students don't have a good grasp of these important money management concepts, or if you want to build on what they already know, we can help through our Great-West Great-Teachers financial literacy grants. Great-West offers (25) Colorado P-12, private and charter public school teachers $5,000 grants to financially assist them with bringing financial education into their classrooms.

The Great-West Great-Teachers program is sponsored by Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company in partnership with the Colorado Jump$tart Coalition.