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District outlines rollout of state-required personal finance graduation course
Summary
District 196 officials updated the board on implementing Minnesota's new personal finance graduation requirement (effective with the class of 2028), described course units and initial teacher/student feedback, and said staffing decisions depend on February registration.
District administrators presented an informational update on implementing Minnesota's personal finance graduation requirement, which the legislature enacted in May 2023 and which the Minnesota Department of Education provided guidance on in October 2024.
Dr. Todd Beach, the district's lead teacher for social studies and personal finance, described the course structure (six units: financial literacy; income and planning; financial systems; credit management; risk management; investing), its rollout…
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