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Welcome to the Tennessee Financial Literacy website! The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission offers Tennessee citizens and families resources to make sound financial decisions in the areas of planning, saving and investing.
Please take a moment and review our site! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at TN.FLC@tn.gov or call us at 615-741-2956.
Current News and Happenings
Record Attendance Expected for Financial Literacy Teacher Training Summit in Memphis Saturday
(January 24, 2013)
More than 220 elementary school teachers from Memphis and surrounding areas have signed up for a financial literacy summit that will be held on the University of Memphis campus Saturday, January 26, 2013. more...
Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission
Elementary Teacher Training Summit
THE MEMPHIS SUMMIT REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
University of Memphis
Saturday, January 26th
8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
What you learn in one day could change your students' lives forever.
Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission (TNFLC) Competitive
Procurement Document
TNFLC Competitive Procurement Document Answers to Questions
Please see Media Archives tab above for archived news and happenings.
View Photo Slideshows:
August 25, 2012 TN Financial Literacy Summit
June 14, 2012, TNFLC Teacher Training Summit
The competition was heated. The white team, coached by Titan's quarterback Jake Locker, took on Treasurer Lillard's red team in an epic Financial Football game at Overton High School in Nashville. Check it out!
Treasurer Lillard discusses the state's efforts to improve financial literacy on CNBC's nationally-televised "Squawk on the Street" program
(September 27, 2010)
The mission of the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission is to equip Tennesseans to make sound financial decisions when it comes to planning, saving and investing.
Vision
We want Tennessee to lead the country in the area of financial literacy. Specifically, we want to lead the country in college savings per capita, retirement savings per capita, and have the lowest debt per citizen.
Vision Goals
- Increase the college savings rate of Tennesseans
- Increase the average savings rate of low income Tennessee families
- Increase the average rate of retirement savings of Tennesseans
History
The Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission was created by the Financial Literacy Program Act of 2010 that was signed into law on June 23, 2010.
Board Meeting Notices:
Meeting Minutes:
Resolutions:
Resolution 01-2011 (Approval of Smart TN)
Resolution 02-2011 (Delegation to Executive Committee)
Resolution 03-2011 (Designation of Audit Committee)
Williamson County Elementary Teachers Can Earn Incentives for Encouraging Parents to Learn about College Savings
(April 17, 2013)
Williamson County and Franklin Special School District elementary school teachers who encourage parents to save a little, can spend a little. more...
Media Advisory: Governor, Legislative Leaders, Bank Representatives Join Treasurer Lillard in Promoting Financial Literacy more...
(04-03-2013)
Record Attendance Expected for Financial Literacy Teacher Training Summit in Memphis Saturday
(January 24, 2013)
More than 220 elementary school teachers from Memphis and surrounding areas have signed up for a financial literacy summit that will be held on the University of Memphis campus Saturday, January 26, 2013. more...
State Treasurer Lillard Hosts Financial Literacy Summit for Teachers in Murfreesboro
(October 18, 2012)
The first 100 elementary school teachers who sign up for a November 10 financial literacy summit in Murfreesboro will each be eligible to receive a $50 gift card from Amazon. more...
Treasurer Lillard Hosts Financial Literacy Summit for Teachers in Jackson(August 9, 2012)
The first 100 elementary school teachers who sign up for an Aug. 25 financial literacy summit in Jackson will each be eligible to receive a $50 gift card from Amazon and a $20 gas allowance. However, all the summit participants will be getting something much more valuable: Financial literacy lessons that they can teach their students and apply to their own lives. more...
Elementary Teachers Earn a FREE $50 Gift Card and Valuable Financial Literacy Training
(May 14, 2012)
Young Tennesseans can now start learning how to balance a checkbook, develop a household budget and plan for future expenses the same place they learn many other valuable skills – in the classroom. more...
View slideshow photos of 2012 TNFLC Teacher Training Summit
First Annual Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Dinner Raises $150,000, Treasurer Lillard Announces
(April 13, 2012)
State Treasurer David Lillard announced that $150,000 was raised at the first annual Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission Dinner in support of financial literacy education in Tennessee. The event, which was held Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the State Capitol, included more than 100 leaders in Tennessee’s business community and the education community. more...
Tennessee Takes Lead in Financial Literacy
Education
(June 15, 2011)
Thanks to the work of the General Assembly, State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. said Tennessee has become a national leader in financial literacy education almost overnight. more...
Treasurer Lillard discusses the state's efforts to improve financial literacy on CNBC's nationally-televised "Squawk on the Street" program
(September 27, 2010)