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May 22, 2023 - Harrisburg, PA

Auditor General DeFoor Completes Statewide Financial Literacy Tour; Calls for Action on Financial Literacy Education in Pennsylvania

Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today joined a cross section of Pennsylvania educators and advocates to highlight how they are teaching financial literacy to students and called for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools.

"We have a generation of students who need to understand debt, know how to sustain wealth, and learn how to be money smart," DeFoor said. "Having access to financial literacy curriculum in high school levels the playing field for all Pennsylvanians. It's imperative that our students have the tools they need to succeed in life, and if that means we need laws and regulations requiring schools to teach financial literacy, let's work together to write those regulations and get legislation passed."

Schools in Pennsylvania are not required to teach financial literacy to their students and only a small number of school districts in the Commonwealth implement financial literacy into their curriculum. To show how financial literacy can be taught to students, Auditor General DeFoor visited schools across the state highlighting the work they are doing to prepare students for life after graduation.
Speakers Include:
Auditor General Tim DeFoor
Carey Barzeski, Millcreek Township School District financial literacy teacher
Kerry Woodward, Philadelphia Financial Scholars Executive Director
Abigail Mack, Ligonier Valley School District high school senior



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DeFoor, joined by a cross section of Pennsylvania educators and advocates, highlights how financial literacy education benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_02.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Carey Barzeski, a Millcreek Township School District Financial Literacy Teacher, highlights how teaching financial literacy benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_03.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, following the completion of a statewide financial literacy tour, calls for action on financial literacy education in Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_04.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, following the completion of a statewide financial literacy tour, calls for action on financial literacy education in Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_05.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, following the completion of a statewide financial literacy tour, calls for action on financial literacy education in Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_06.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy DeFoor, following the completion of a statewide financial literacy tour, calls for action on financial literacy education in Pennsylvania, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_07.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Kerry Woodward, Executive Director of Philadelphia Financial Scholars, highlights how teaching financial literacy benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_08.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Kerry Woodward, Executive Director of Philadelphia Financial Scholars, highlights how teaching financial literacy benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_09.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Abigail Mack, a Ligonier Valley School District High School Senior, describes her experience with financial literacy education and how it helped her save for future education expenses, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_10.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Abigail Mack, a Ligonier Valley School District High School Senior, describes her experience with financial literacy education and how it helped her save for future education expenses, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_11.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor, joined by a cross section of Pennsylvania educators and advocates, highlights how financial literacy education benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_12.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor, joined by a cross section of Pennsylvania educators and advocates, highlights how financial literacy education benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_13.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor, joined by a cross section of Pennsylvania educators and advocates, highlights how financial literacy education benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023. <a href="https://filesource.wostreaming.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/23016_audGen_financialLiteracy_14.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo<br></a>Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor, joined by a cross section of Pennsylvania educators and advocates, highlights how financial literacy education benefits students and calls for action on financial literacy education in all Pennsylvania schools, in Harrisburg, PA on May 22, 2023.