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Junior Achievement asks Legislature for $3 million to expand personal finance instruction statewide
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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 the Michigan Great Lakes, said JA served almost 99,000 Michigan students last year and is seeking funds to build infrastructure, staffing and teacher training so programs can be offered free of charge to schools across the state. Cordier described a five‑year ramp to make operations sustainable without ongoing state support and said the organization leverages private‑sector partnerships.
Committee members asked what the funds would cover; Cordier said appropriations would support program materials, volunteer and teacher training, evaluation and limited infrastructure to ensure program availability in rural and underserved areas. He emphasized that JA previously worked with the Michigan Department of Education on standards and that state funding would help scale the program equitably.
No appropriation vote was taken at the hearing.
