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Board adopts financial literacy as graduation requirement, adds AP business option

Athens Area SD School Board · January 13, 2026
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Summary

To comply with Act 35, the district will adopt its existing financial management course as the 10th-grade graduation requirement and offer an AP business/financial literacy option; administrators said the changes require no new staff and no district cost.

Following discussion of state requirements under Act 35, the board approved a course change to ensure all students meet now-mandatory financial literacy standards. Board member Mr. White and teacher Mr. Licky said the district already…

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