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State mandate for personal financial literacy prompts board debate over economics requirement
Summary
Staff told the board Wisconsin will require personal financial literacy as a graduation requirement for the class of 2028; the proposal would place that credit within current scheduling constraints and prompted several board members to urge keeping economics as a required course.
District staff told the board that the state of Wisconsin now requires personal financial literacy as a graduation requirement and that the district must include the requirement for the class of 2028 (current freshmen).
Staff said this presentation is an initial step and that the district is considering substituting personal financial literacy for economics within the current 24-credit framework. The presenter outlined options: rewrite the existing economics…
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