Hello learners and teachers of the world. We’re delighted to share our new course on financial literacy. As we shared late last year, our goal in adding financial literacy lessons to Khan Academy is to help learners of all ages build a strong foundation for their financial future.
Join us on a new kind of educational adventure, and apply what you learn to your own life!
From building a budget to navigating the stock market, the new course breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand lessons. These are life lessons in the most literal sense of the words.
“We think our course will help learners think about the world in a different way,” says our founder, Sal Khan. “It encourages new habits. Even small habits like saving just a few dollars a day can add up to big savings over time.”
We’d like to thank our supporters. Our work in financial literacy is made possible through the generous support of our founding sponsor, Walmart, with additional support from Intuit and Capital One.
“I want to be clear that our funders make this work possible,” says Sal. “Without their support, we would not be able to produce lessons about financial literacy and keep them free. I’m incredibly thankful for Walmart for stepping up first and then the critical additional support we’re receiving from Intuit and Capital One. ”
The course features video lessons from Sal, who is a former hedge fund manager. In addition, articles will deepen your understanding and exercises will test your knowledge of the topics you’re learning.
The new course includes:
- Budgeting and saving
- Consumer credit
- Setting financial goals
- Loans and debt
- Insurance
- Investments and retirement
- Scams and fraud
- Careers and education
- Taxes
We’re introducing our new course at a time of increased recognition across the country of the need for financial literacy. Currently, 22 states require students to learn about personal finance during high school. With that in mind, the course is based on a range of state standards for financial literacy so that it can be readily integrated into high school curriculums.
Next year, we plan to expand the course to include even more topics and more challenging exercises. More to come.
Onward!
