Econ Illinois:
Illinois Personal Finance Challenge
2010 program sponsor: Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation
Endorsed by Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias
2010 National Champions Awarded!
Over 500 students from around Illinois tested during the Online portion of the competition in March. Twenty of the 135 teams that tested competed in the IPFC State Championship competion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on April 21.
West Chicago Community High School won the State Championship and advanced to the May 21 National Personal Finance Challenge competition in Kansas City, where they tied for fourth place! Read about the national finals.
Go to Lists of Recent Winners> >
Econ Illinois, in conjunction with its Centers for Economic Education throughout the state and the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and St. Louis, presents Illinois Personal Finance Challenge. This program is endorsed by the Illinois State Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.
The Illinois Personal Finance Challenge is designed to recognize students who demonstrate high levels of comprehension and application of personal finance concepts and skills, and reward teachers for outstanding practices in teaching personal finance concepts. With all students in Illinois required to take a consumer education/personal finance course, this is the perfect way to engage them more fully in their learning and to assess how well they are meeting the state mandate.
The competition includes a preliminary online first round, making it possible for every school in the state to participate. Teams with the highest scores on the preliminary round qualify to compete in the state finals, held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, where a state champion team is determined. A national championship is held in Kansas City, for the winning teams from participating states.
Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation provided funding for the 2010 program, allowing participation in the competition without cost to Illinois high school teachers and their students.
Registration
Awards
Program Timeline
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Page revised July 14, 2010
The 2010 Illinois Personal Finance Challenge was sponsored by Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation with in-kind support from the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago and St. Louis.
