Cityfort for Teachers
Which standards do these lessons support?
Cityfort's unit on how companies make money supports selected National Standards for Personal Financial Education (2021). In Common Core states, it also supports two grades 11–12 literacy standards and two math standards.
We say "supports", never "aligned", and we list what the lessons leave out. State standards are not mapped yet.
How should I read this page?
"Supports" means a lesson gives students real practice with the standard. "Partial" means a lesson covers one named piece of it.
Each row quotes a short piece of the standard's own text with its code, so you can check it yourself.
Which personal finance standards do the lessons support?
From the National Standards for Personal Financial Education (2021), topic IV, Investing.
| Code | What the standard says | Lessons | Fit | What the lesson does |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investing 8-4 (grade 8 standard) | Investors in corporate stock "become part-owners of a business" (shortened) | 1, 5 | Supports | Students see what the business behind a share does: what it sells and where its money goes. |
| Investing 12-2a (grade 12 outcome) | "Describe the different types of annual cash flows that can be received by investors" | 2 | Partial | Dividends only, as each company's 10-K discloses them. |
| Investing 12-5a (grade 12 outcome) | "Describe factors that influence the prices of financial assets" | 2, 4 | Partial | Standard 12-5 lists "company performance" as one factor. Students learn how a 10-K measures it: revenue, profit and cash. The lessons make no price predictions. |
Which standards do the lessons leave out on purpose?
Cityfort is not a registered investment adviser. So no lesson asks students to choose stocks, predict prices or plan how to split their money.
| Code | What the standard says | Why we leave it out |
|---|---|---|
| Investing 12-5b | "Predict what could happen to the price of a stock if new information is reported…" | It asks for a price prediction. |
| Investing 8-4a | "Select a stock and find the dividends it paid last year and how much the price of the stock has changed over the year" | It asks students to choose a stock and track its price. |
| Investing 12-6a and 12-6c | 12-6c: "Suggest an appropriate asset allocation for a very risk averse person versus a very risk tolerant person" (12-6a asks for a similar choice) | These are allocation choices for a person, which is advice. |
| Investing 12-1c | "Assess their personal risk tolerance using an online tool or worksheet" | It is about each student's own finances. |
Which Common Core standards do the lessons support?
For states that use the Common Core State Standards. Some states use their own standards instead.
| Code | What the standard says | Lessons | What the lesson does |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH.11-12.1 (Literacy in History/Social Studies, grades 11–12) | "Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources…" | 4, 5 | Students cite the 10-K Item and page for every fact they report. |
| RH.11-12.7 (same strand) | "Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media…" | 3, 4, 5 | Students combine receipt tables, 10-K text and charts to answer one question. |
| 7.RP.A.3 (grade 7, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; used as review) | "Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems." | 1 | Students turn yearly dollar figures into "per $100" amounts. |
| HSN.Q.A.1 (high school, Number and Quantity: Quantities) | "Use units as a way to understand problems and to guide the solution of multi-step problems…" | 1 | Students keep billions of dollars and "per $100" amounts straight. |
What about economics and state standards?
We have not mapped the lessons to national economics standards or to any state's standards yet. If we add them, each code will be checked against the published text first.
Where can I read the full standards?
Copyright notices
Personal finance standards text is quoted from the National Standards for Personal Financial Education. Copyright © 2021, Council for Economic Education and Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. All rights reserved. The standards may be reproduced for noncommercial educational and research purposes.
Common Core State Standards text: © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
Cityfort is not affiliated with or endorsed by these organizations.
2026–27 first edition, v1.0. Data checked Nov 7, 2026.
Last updated Nov 7, 2026.