At a time when the country grapples with staggering levels of student loan and credit card debt, teaching financial literacy to young people is important as th
Students at Cyprus High School are taking a course designed to set young people on the right financial path into adulthood. It covers a spectrum of topics including budgeting, investing, responsible spending, and managing debt. ey step into financial independence.
At Cyprus High School in Magna, 11th graders dove into the intricacies of investing as part of their financial literacy curriculum. Tyler Garcia, the Granite School District's Financial Literacy Program Manager, said students take great interest in lessons about investing and compound interest."If they would make it a year long class, I think that would be better. That's how important I think it is," he said.The curriculum doesn't just stop at investment strategies.
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