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Junior Achievement asks Legislature for $3 million to expand personal finance instruction statewide
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor and Economic Opportunity · February 23, 2026
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Junior Achievement requested $3 million to build infrastructure and staffing to deliver personal finance instruction statewide ahead of a new high‑school graduation requirement; the group cited serving nearly 99,000 Michigan students last year and a five‑year ramp to sustainability.
Junior Achievement leaders asked the House Appropriations Subcommittee for $3 million in state funding to expand financial‑literacy curriculum statewide in anticipation of a new personal finance graduation requirement.
Bill Cordier, president and CEO of Junior Achievement of…
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