Americans’ understanding of basic financial concepts has fallen to a 10-year low, raising concerns that households are becoming less prepared to manage debt, savings and retirement decisions, according to a new study from investment giant TIAA and Stanford University’s Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center. In 2025, U.S. adults correctly answered only 47% of the 28 … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is sounding the alarm on the steep decline in civic literacy in classrooms across the United States — a trend Gorsuch said ultimately prompted him to co-author a new children’s book with the aim of educating the next generation about America’s founding … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent closed out Financial Literacy Month at the U.S. Department of the Treasury by hosting a literacy fair, welcoming over 50 students from the greater D.C. area to the Treasury on Thursday. Bessent framed the event as a reminder of the bedrock of U.S. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California State Librarian Greg Lucas is facing scrutiny from lawmakers after roughly $650,000 tied to a statewide literacy program connected to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library could not be accounted for. The issue surfaced during a Thursday Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education hearing, … Read more