Dearborn Co. Retired Teachers support financial literacy program

(AURORA, Ind.) – A South Dearborn teacher is finding innovative ways to teach students about financial literacy. 

Amy Deaton is a Family and Consumer Science teacher and was awarded a grant through the Civista Charitable Foundation and the Dearborn County Retired Teachers Foundation.

She used the grant money to establish a program that teachers complex concepts like budgeting and managing debt, learning how to write a check and navigating a monetary financial cycle. 

“This program benefited every student by shifting their perspective from passive consumers to active financial planners,” she Deaton said. 

She cited one student who comes from a low-income family who was able to apply financial skills that can benefit the student now.