Being financially illiterate can lead to financial disaster, as it increases the likelihood of accumulating unsustainable debt burdens due to poor spending decisions or a lack of long-term planning.

Principal Brendan Simon expected to teach three classes with 20-30 students. But he extended it to 12 classes to accommodate over 150 sign-ups.

(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 ...

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 ...

The classes, which were held in Worcester, taught the adult students basic financial skills: how to write a check, how to ...

Intuit, the NFL, and the 49ers Foundation host the Financial Literacy Forum at Super Bowl LX Week. 49ers RB Christian ...

Hawaii has recently adopted a measure to require high school students to take a financial literacy course in order to graduate.

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 ...

The 100 Black Men of the Bay Area raised $50,000 for community programs and served more than 1,800 hot meals in 2025. The local chapter, part of a national non-profit mentoring ...

ABOUT WHAT THIS CLASS COULD MEAN FOR STUDENTS. HOUSE BILL 342 HAS ALREADY BEEN PASSED IN THE HOUSE AND IN THE SENATE, AND IT WOULD REQUIRE INCOMING FRESHMAN STUDENTS ...