NJ makes financial literacy a graduation requirement
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm by Bob Lowry
The State of New Jersey has made a half-year class in economics and personal finance a requirement for high school graduation.
The state joins Utah, Missouri, and Pennsylvania in requiring a semester-long course. Eighteen other states require personal finance be incorporated into other subjects.
As a public school parent, I can certainly identify required instructional topics I’d drop in favor of expanded and more purposeful instruction in personal finance.
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