DES MOINES, Iowa , Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Principal ® Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to helping people and communities build financially secure futures, is collaborating with We Are Teachers, a community of over three million educators across the United States , to support financial literacy in classrooms. Together, the organizations are developing a lesson plan that uses the power of storytelling to help encourage conversations about money.
The collaboration is part of a new goal that Principal Foundation has set to reach one million people through financial resources by 2030. The effort is part of expanding Money Chronicles: A Story Initiative , which was developed by Principal Foundation, and uses storytelling to help destigmatize and encourage conversations about money and personal finances. Through the initiative, Principal Foundation is curating stories from writers as part of a national short story contest that invites people to submit stories that reflect lived experiences with money.
Educators that are part of the We Are Teachers community will have access to a free lesson plan with an accompanying activity for students grades five through high school. The lessons will utilize short stories from Money Chronicles that portray individuals' real-life experiences with money and encourage students to construct their own "money story." "We are excited to collaborate with an incredible organization like We Are Teachers on creative and engaging ways t.