Nearly 100 local high schools will have a chance to participate in Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance Course this year, thanks to help from Fifth Third Bank.
This is the fifth consecutive year the bank has sponsored the program, which has helped educate more than 500,000 students, according to a release. The bank expects to add 133,000 more to that number this fall, including more than 3,300 in Tampa.
“Fifth Third Bank is committed to improving lives in the communities we serve,” said Brian Lamb, the president and chief executive of the North Florida division of Fifth Third Bank, in a release. “Improving lives begins with educating high school students about how the economic world functions. We sponsor Dave Ramsey’s course at an important juncture — as these teens embark on their first jobs, college planning, and expenditures independent of their parents.”
Local schools participating include Steinbrenner High School and Central Academy.
Foundations in Personal Finance is designed to be taught by local teachers with help from Ramsey through video lessons. The program includes more than 100 activities focused on providing personal finance knowledge and skills in a student-centered, competency-based approach to learning.
