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Students call for middle‑school personal‑finance units to complement new high‑school course
Summary
Student presenters urged integrating short personal‑finance units into middle‑school courses to build budgeting and money management skills ahead of a high‑school personal‑finance requirement (AB 2927). They recommended CDE curriculum development and a 10‑year teacher training horizon.
Students from multiple districts told lawmakers that financial illiteracy is producing real harms and urged earlier instruction in middle school to prepare students for life and the upcoming high‑school personal finance graduation requirement.
Ethan Hong, a sophomore from San Marino High School, described friends who suffered major financial losses due to inexperience and said introducing…
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