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

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.

The goal is simple: help teens avoid costly financial mistakes and build good habits early.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The State Board of Education last week agreed on a draft list of topics for a newly required personal finance class that will ...