The Most Important Class You Never Had (brought to you by: Next Gen Personal Finance)

Crisscrossing America, this film shares the inspiring stories of 8 high school educators and their students who illustrate the surging trend and timely importance of personal finance education in America. [Part 1] 0:35 - 1:54 Introduction [Part 2] 1:55 - 5:22 Winooski High School (VT); Courtney Poquette brings financial education to her students who bring those lessons home to their immigrant families [Part 3] 5:23 - 8:54 Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts (FL): Brett Burkey teaches the dangers of consumerism and instant gratification to students in West Palm Beach Part 4] 8:55 - 12:33 “MissBeHelpful“ Financial YouTuber & Educator (NY), Latina educator, Yanely Espinal rises from poverty and embraces social media to reach an underserved audience [Part 5] 12:34 - 17:26 Rhinelander High School (WI); Patrick Kubeny teaches teens in the Wisconsin Northwoods the value of saving for a financially uncertain future. Includes footage from statewide Finance and Investment Bowl [Part 6] 17:27 - 21:52 Sharyland High School Student (TX); Cultural challenges with money are addressed by a consumer science teacher, Amanda Medina, in a minority majority school district in a South Texas border town [Part 7] 21:53 - 26:06 Elizabethtown High School (KY); Teacher-Advocate Alex Todd unites two state politicians from opposing parties to pass sweeping, state-wide legislation for personal finance education [Part 8] 26:07 - 30:48 Utah state leaders discuss what has made them national leader in financial education; includes inspiring story of how personal finance teacher, Angela Short, pulled her own family from financial ruin as a direct result of teaching this course [Part 9] 30:49 - 34:24 City as School (NY); Educator Tony Montgomery introduces financial lessons to students in an alternative high school focused on real-world internships [Part 10] 34:25 - 36:55 Momentum builds to increase access to personal finance courses to all high school students (Mission: 2030) For more information, check out: