Here's how College Alternatives aligns with curriculum standards in Connecticut. Use the filters to change the location, set of standards, and grade level.
Financial Literacy Standards
9.1: Earning Income
12.3: People vary in their opportunity and willingness to incur the present costs of additional training and education in exchange for future benefits, such as earning potential.
12.4: Employers generally pay higher wages or salaries to more educated, skilled, and productive workers than to less educated, skilled, and productive workers.
12.11: Owning a small business can be a person's primary career or can supplement income from other sources.
9.4: Managing Credit
12.4: Post-secondary education is often financed by students and families/caregivers through a combination of scholarships, grants, student loans, work-study, and savings.