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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p>Intuit for Education is a free and flexible financial literacy platform for high school students that is designed to meet national standards and prepare students for an accredited Personal Finance certification</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h1><span class="ql-size-demi ql-font-heading01">Teaching personal finance just got easier</span></h1></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Currently, many states require a financial literacy course for high school graduation and several more states are in the process of implementing new requirements. Intuit’s curriculum is built to help educators and students meet these requirements. And, the Intuit for Education curriculum is aligned to national personal finance standards.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h2><span class="ql-size-demi ql-font-heading02">Intuit for Education’s personal finance course helps fulfill state mandates</span></h2></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Importance of Financial Literacy</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Kick off the topic of personal finance by covering basic financial concepts for students and explaining why it matters. From there, students learn other key concepts, like how to build a healthy relationship with their finances.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Money Mindsets</span></h4><p><br></p><p>In this unit, students learn how to become smart consumers and make better purchasing decisions. This unit also covers how students can avoid fraud and other financial scams as they enter the global marketplace.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Banking</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Here students will learn to tackle the complex world of banking. They’ll gain a foundational understanding of how banking works, how to bank responsibly, checking and savings account basics, and a crash course in online banking.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Budgeting</span></h4><p><br></p><p>This unit teaches students how to create a budgeting strategy, plan for emergencies, and give to community causes. From there, students move on to setting, tracking, and improving their financial health.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Saving</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Proper preparation for unexpected emergencies is a critical part of personal finance. In this unit, students learn how to build and manage an emergency fund, plan for retirement, fund their futures, and implement tax advantages.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Credit</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Help students understand the concept of credit scores and learn best practices on building credit. They’ll learn to apply these concepts to real-world scenarios such as applying for a car loan or a mortgage.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Investing</span></h4><p><br></p><p>This unit teaches vital, and often daunting, concepts of personal finance planning like assessing risk levels, calculating rates of return, and understanding investment assets. It also touches on more complex concepts—like stock market information and regulations—to help students find their way in the investing world.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Career Planning</span></h4><p><br></p><p>This lesson helps students to plan for their desired career path as it relates to continuing their education, and navigating economic cycles in the workforce. In addition to providing insights on the small business market, with information on how students can start, operate, and scale their own businesses.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Paying for College</span></h4><p><br></p><p>College can be a significant financial undertaking for students just graduating high school. This unit provides helpful insights into planning for college costs, exploring available financial aid resources, and simplifying the student loan landscape.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Insurance</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Students will understand the necessary insurance they’ll need for future cars and homes. They’ll learn what’s actually covered by insurance and what types of insurance to consider.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Taxes</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Taxes are one of the broadest personal finance topics and one of the most crucial. They affect everything from our income to purchasing goods and services. This unit teaches students how to file a 1040 tax return and understand key concepts like income, sales tax, and withholdings.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Economics</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Learn key economic concepts like inflation, and supply and demand. This unit also teaches students how to save during times of inflation and highlights the impact it can have on the larger economy.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Conclusion</span></h4><p><br></p><p>At the end of the course, we celebrate students for their hard work throughout the program. They’ll also prepare for the Personal Finance course’s final assessment, an in-depth 100-question quiz, to test their knowledge before finishing the course.</p></div>

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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Understanding Entrepreneurial Finance</span></h4><p><br></p><p>When you start a business, you’ll find yourself focused on money and your business finances quite often. After this chapter, you’ll be able to explain concepts relating to entrepreneurship and finance and how they relate to one another.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Financial Planning and Analysis</span></h4><p><br></p><p>You have many tools available to help you with financial planning and analysis for your business. After this chapter, you’ll be able to perform break-even analysis, unit economics, run and burn rates, and financial forecasting.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Financing Strategies for Small Businesses</span></h4><p><br></p><p>Financing a business can require getting creative. After this chapter, you’ll be able to compare and contrast three options commonly used for financing a business.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Financial Management and Control</span></h4><p><br></p><p>When you have financial control in your business, you create a balance of power and reduce risks. After this chapter, you’ll be able to gain and maintain internal and external financial control of your business and explore how to reduce financial risks.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h4><span class="ql-font-heading06 ql-size-medium">Exit Strategies and Business Valuation</span></h4><p><br></p><p>You may find that you’ll eventually want to part ways with the businesses you start. After this chapter, you'll be able to value your business and consider options to exit your company.</p></div>

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