For those teachers have been asking us for charts, graphs and data sets with personal finance information for their students, thank you for your feedback! We are excited to present to you our latest new product release: The NGPF Data Crunch. Read on for additional details.

What’s a Data Crunch?

Here are a few NGPF Data Crunch examples from our Library: 

• What’s the Value of a College Major? 

• How Do Young Adults Protect Their Privacy Online? 

• Are Stocks a Risky Long-Term Investment? 

• Battle of the Sexes: Who Saves More?  

Features of an NGPF Data Crunch include:

• Titled with a question to pique student interest

• Uses graphs, charts and data with personal finance information to hone your students’ analytical skills and teach them important concepts

• Has five questions of varying difficulty all on a one-page worksheet (Depth of Knowledge levels range from 1-4)

• Perfect for personal finance teachers (and tell the math teachers at your school too)!

Data Crunch FAQs

How can I access the NGPF Data Crunch Library?

• Bookmark this webpage
• Accessible from our home page under the Curriculum dropdown menu 

How many Data Crunch worksheets are now available?

• Thirty (30) worksheets covering nine (9) units are being released at this time

• Investing, Paying for College and Types of Credit are the units with the most Data Crunch worksheets available today

• Please let us know if there is a particular unit or topic that you would like for us to cover and we will put your request at the top of our list 

What are the sources for your Data Crunch data, charts and graphs?

• We use a multitude of sources that we come across in our daily research including the Federal Reserve, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, U.S. Census Bureau and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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