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Originally Posted by gamecock43
There is no money education out there. School children would benefit from learning how to follow stocks, learning how to budget, calculate tax, interest, and mortgages.
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Actually, there are personal financial curricula out there and there is a growing movement to get it into schools and libraries. I attended a personal finance symposium a couple of weeks ago and brought home teachers' books to try to get our local libraries to offer classes to the public.
The
Jump$tart Coalition has a
map that shows which states have incorporated personal finance into their educational requirements. Unfortunately, not many require any.