Financial literacy consists of having the knowledge and skills to effectively manage your personal finances. It's a basic requirement for success in today's world, and yet one of the least-addressed ...

High schools are increasingly offering real-world financial lessons to students — and soon more than half of U.S. high schoolers will be required to take a personal finance course before graduation.

When it comes to personal finances, the benefits of education can lead to considerable economic success later in life. According to a 2024 “Investing in Tomorrow” study by Tyton Partners and Next Gen ...

Since 2013, there has been a significant increase in the number of states requiring students to take a personal finance course before graduation, according to a report from Champlain College. The ...

More young adults are investing in the stock market during this period of extreme volatility, underscoring the need for a basic understanding of personal finance. Many studies show a strong ...

With just 15% of Americans enrolled in defined benefit plans run by their employers, it’s necessary for Americans to get better educated on personal finance. All states promote financial literacy, ...

Getting all stakeholders to agree on existing K-12 curriculum, let alone newly proposed material, can be tough—as anyone embroiled in ongoing “curriculum wars ” can attest. But one subject appears to ...

’Tis the season for thankfulness, and I’m so thankful that there are 30 states that, within six years, will guarantee that each high school student will graduate as a financially literate citizen.

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Students learn to prepare taxes, open Roth IRAs and manage investments in innovative personal finance classes spreading across American high schools.

During the last class period of the day at Mankato East, about 30 students in one of business teacher James Blahnik’s personal finance classes learn important lessons about managing their money. While ...