Plan Outside the Box

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Here's how Plan Outside the Box aligns with curriculum standards in Connecticut. Use the filters to change the location, set of standards, and grade level.

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Financial Literacy Standards

9.1: Earning Income

12.1: Compensation for a job or career can be in the form of wages, salaries, commissions, tips, or bonuses, and may also include contributions to employee benefits, such as health insurance, retirement savings plans, and education reimbursement programs.

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Defined by Standards for Personal Finance: NGPF 9th-12th Grades and align with Plan Outside the Box

12.1.a: Research potential income and employee benefit packages that are likely to be offered to new employees by various companies, government agencies, or not-for-profit organizations.

12.1.b: Explain why people should evaluate employee benefits in addition to wages and salaries when choosing between job and career opportunities.

12.2: In addition to wages and paid benefits, employees may also value intangible (noncash) benefits, such as good working conditions, flexible work hours, telecommuting privileges, and career advancement potential.

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Defined by Standards for Personal Finance: NGPF 9th-12th Grades and align with Plan Outside the Box

12.2.c: Evaluate the tradeoffs between income and non-income factors when making career or job choices.

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.

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Defined by Standards for Personal Finance: NGPF 9th-12th Grades and align with Plan Outside the Box

12.3.a: Evaluate the costs and benefits of investing in additional education or training.

12.3.b: Explain how differences in people's life circumstances can affect their opportunity and willingness to further their education or training.

12.3.c: Compare earnings and unemployment rates by level of education and training.