Your students will soon be required by the state to learn about money in high school.
, requiring high schoolers to complete a financial literacy course before they can graduate high school.
State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey says a course is actually already required by the State Board of Education but now, everyone will be on the same page. He also says some changes will be made to the course to meet the new requirements. The bill spells out some of those topics, which include opening and managing a bank account, evaluating types of loans, understanding taxes, and other money management principals like credit scores and managing debt.“We gotta stay current because we need to make sure that when students graduate, they don’t get in financial trouble,” he explains.
The bill says students entering 9th grade for the 2024-2025 school year will be the first class required by the state to complete the financial literacy course before graduation.Get news alerts in the
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