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Math Monday: A Strong Start to the School Year
Aug 16, 2026 - It’s Back to School season! Here are four ways to start strong, from day-one community building to routines you'll lean on all year. Ideas for Day 1 Before you get to linear equations, get students talking. The first day sets the tone for how your class will discuss money and math all semester. Here are some ready-to-go icebreakers that tie community building and personal finance together: Icebreaker: FinLit Bingo. Students circulate for 15–20 minutes, collecting...
Don't Miss It: NGPF's Back to School Conference is This Saturday!
Aug 16, 2026 - Saturday, August 22 is literally around the corner, and there's still time to grab your spot at our Back to School Virtual Conference, running 7:00am to 3:30pm PT (10:00am to 6:30pm ET). Whether you join for one session or stick around for the whole day, this is a great way to walk into the school year feeling ready. Pick Your Path We're offering eighteen sessions along three pathways, so you can mix and match and build the day that fits you best: New to NGPF: build familiarity with sessions...
Question of the Day: Over a 20-year period, what percentage of investing pros "beat the market?"
Aug 16, 2026 - Think you can outsmart the market? Spoiler alert: even the pros rarely do. Answer: 7% 92.89% of actively managed large-cap funds underperformed the S&P 500 over the 20 years ending December 31, 2025. The remaining 7% matched or beat it. Questions: Why do you think investing professionals struggle to "beat the market?" Why do you think investors still invest their money with professionals despite their record? Your friend says "you are better off investing with professionals instead of...
Confidence on Day One: Wrapping Up This Summer's FinCamps
Aug 13, 2026 - There's a particular kind of quiet that hits in August, when you have the curriculum and the syllabus and the first-day slides ready to go, and underneath all of it sits the question nobody says out loud: am I actually ready to teach this? This summer's FinCamps were built to help teachers answer that with a yes. Experience NGPF as a student. Plan as a teacher. Connect as a community. FinCamps are free, full day of in-person professional development, spent working through NGPF's curriculum with...
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