CME Group Foundation believes that economics education is necessary for students to fully and effectively participate in the global economy. The need for youth financial and economics education is well-documented.

Students in grades K-12 should learn basic economics in school so that they will become better-informed workers, consumers and producers, savers and investors, and most important, citizens. Financial education enables young people to start positive habits, such as:

Rather than fund one-off enrichment programs, CME Group Foundation supports in-school, curriculum-based coursework.