Pennsylvania is the 25th state to pass legislation guaranteeing its high school students will take a semester-long course in personal finance before graduation. Now 53% of students will have a ...
Most U.S. adults believe their state should mandate a financial education course for high school students to graduate, according to a new survey. Eighty-eight percent of adults surveyed by the ...
A new poll shows that there is growing support for financial education that begins at an early age, and suggests students in states that require such courses are more likely to display positive ...
A wave of legislative changes has driven an increase in financial literacy education across US high schools over the past two years, according to new research from the Council for Economic Education.
Financial literacy seems to be on its way to becoming a standard part of K through 12 education. Seven states passed laws or made regulatory changes this year requiring courses in the subject, ...
Financial literacy education has increasingly garnered political attention in recent years, but a new report from the National Financial Educators Council (NFEC) argues that current school mandates ...
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – LAFCU will offer a free financial education course, and the deadline to register is Sunday, September 8. LAFCU’s Pathway to Financial Transformation is a comprehensive, ...
Bailey is the community education director for Oregon State Credit Union. Nearly two decades ago, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2584, creating a task force on financial education. The ...
Financial illiteracy costs the average American $1,015 a year. This isn’t just some abstract statistic — it’s real money lost to bad budgeting, high-interest debt, and missed chances to grow wealth.