Students walk through a hallway in the freshman building of Eaton High School. High school students in Texas may be required to take a personal financial literacy course staring in the 2026-2027 ...

Financial literacy education in the United States has improved significantly in recent years. More than 90% of states incorporate elements of financial literacy into their school curricula, either as ...

California students will have to complete a course in pocketbook economics — balancing a checkbook, managing credit cards, avoiding scams — to graduate from high school under a bill that will become ...

Want to take more control of your finances but don’t know where to start? It might feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. With the ...

Oregon high schoolers will have to take and pass stand-alone classes on financial literacy and college and career preparation to graduate, starting with this fall’s sophomores. The Oregon Board of ...

JACKSON TWP. − Roy Baker Jr. grew up in a family who lived from paycheck to paycheck. "I was raised in a financially illiterate household, and my entire working life before teaching was spent working ...