As momentum builds nationwide to require personal finance education for high school graduation, Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF), the nation's leading nonprofit provider of personal finance curriculum and professional development, and global analytics software leader FICO today announced a documentary roadshow designed to inform and accelerate policy conversations in states considering new course requirements.

Sponsored by FICO, the four-city tour will feature screenings of The Most Important Class You Never Had and include community discussions and policy conversations. The tour will premiere in Annapolis, Maryland on March 2, New York City on March 4, and Albany, New York on March 5, with a fourth location to be announced. 

About the Documentary

The Most Important Class You Never Had chronicles the personal finance education movement by visiting classrooms across the country, capturing how this coursework is transforming students' lives and financial futures. 

Directed by Robert Jury, the film showcases testimonials from the teachers, students, and advocates driving one of the most significant educational policy shifts in a generation.

Since 2019, the number of states requiring a standalone, semester-long personal finance course for graduation has grown from six states to 30 states, now covering 76% of U.S. students.  However, states like New York and Maryland have yet to mandate this essential course.

Without formal instruction, many young adults enter adulthood without understanding foundational topics such as credit, student loans, taxes, budgeting, and investing.

Bringing Together Stakeholders

Each screening convenes the people who are driving this movement forward: policymakers, parents, teachers, students, and nonprofit partners, united by the urgent need for high-quality personal finance education.

"We're grateful to FICO for their partnership in bringing this documentary to communities across the country. Policy debates happen in statehouses, but this film shows what's actually happening in classrooms with real students, real teachers, real impact,” said Tim Ranzetta, CEO and Co-Founder, Next Gen Personal Finance. “The students in New York and Maryland deserve what students in 30 other states already have and we hope this film inspires action."

“Financial literacy plays an important role in helping individuals understand how everyday financial decisions can shape long-term outcomes,” said Rukiya Kelly, global head of Corporate Impact at FICO. “We are proud to support efforts that expand access to high-quality personal finance education and provide students with the knowledge and confidence to navigate key financial milestones.”

FICO is sponsoring the tour as part of its long-standing commitment to financial literacy and consumer education.

Roadshow Schedule:

Annapolis, Maryland

Date: Monday, March 2, 2026

Time: 5–7pm

Location: Governor Calvert House, 58 State Circle, Annapolis, MD

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New York City

Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2026

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Location: High School of Fashion Industries, 225 W 24th St, New York, NY

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Albany, New York

Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2026

Time: 8:30–10:30am

Location: State Capitol Building, Third Floor Terrace, Albany NY 12224

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Fourth Location: To be announced

About Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to guarantee that every high school student in the United States takes a personal finance course before graduation — Mission 2030. NGPF provides 100% free curriculum, professional development, and advocacy support to more than 140,000 teachers, reaching over 5 million students annually. For more information, visit www.ngpf.org.

Social Media:

Twitter/X: @NextGenPF

Facebook: facebook.com/NextGenPersonalFinance

Instagram: @nextgenpf

Hashtags: #FinLitForAll #MostImportantClass #Mission2030

About FICO

FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses around the world prosper. Founded in 1956, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more than 200 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in financial services, insurance, telecommunications, health care, retail and many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more than 80 countries do everything from protecting four billion payment cards from fraud, to improving financial inclusion, to increasing supply chain resiliency. The FICO® Score, used by 90% of top US lenders, is the standard measure of consumer credit risk in the US and has been made available in over 40 other countries, improving risk management, credit access and transparency. 

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Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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