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Board adopts state‑mandated personal finance course for graduation; district to offer online and in‑person sections
Summary
Following state statute that added a personal finance graduation requirement, the Brainerd board approved a one‑semester, one‑credit personal finance course to begin next fall; course will be offered both in person and via Brainerd Online School.
The Brainerd Public School Board approved a new personal finance course that the Minnesota Legislature added as a graduation requirement in 2023.
Melissa Karnia, the district’s K–12 literacy and humanities coordinator, said the course was developed with input from Career and Technical Education and Family and Consumer Science teachers, special education staff, administrators and an economics teacher to align with Minnesota Department of…
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