A credit union in Worcester County is transforming into a classroom once a month — teaching young adults not just about money ...

SAN DIEGO — More real-life education is coming to the California classroom. A personal finance course is being added to the list of high school requirements. Local lawmakers say the new legislation ...

Financial literacy is just a fancy name for money knowledge. Many adults end up wishing they’d learned more of it in their younger days. It’s easy to see how a lack of financial literacy can play out ...

(The Hill) — Personal finance classes have become a requirement for high school graduation in dozens of states in the past few years, sparking hope for activists that financial literacy is finally ...

The Watchdog welcomes the news that a new state law creates a requirement for all Texas public school students to take a ...

DENVER, Colo. — After the pandemic put so many families in tough situations financially, communities started calling for more financial education for high schoolers. This year, more than two dozen ...

Los Angeles, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students are asking for personal finance instruction – more than 85 percent – but only 10 states currently require the course. Another 15 states have ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

Arcadia's Barnhart School offers its middle school students a financial literacy class that educates them about savings, ...

BOSTON — With its history of fiercely local municipal control, requiring that Massachusetts high school students take a financial literacy course in order to qualify for graduation may come down to ...

Students at public high schools like East High School in Denver would be required to learn about budgeting, investing and other financial literacy topics if legislation being considered by the ...