"Americans overwhelmingly recognize the importance of learning money skills at an early age, and this poll reinforces there is demonstrated national support for personal finance to be a part of learning in all schools," said Billy Hensley, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Financial Education, in a Tuesday statement.
In addition, 80% of those surveyed said that they wish they had been required to take a personal finance course to graduate high school. The survey also found older adults, higher earners and those with a postsecondary degree were far more likely than others to support mandated personal financial education or say they wished they'd had such a class in school. Non-Hispanic white respondents were also more likely to support personal finance courses than their Black and Hispanic counterparts.
"Financial education unequivocally is the foundation for acquiring and applying knowledge, though we are transparent that education alone is not enough to overcome systemic barriers," said Hensley. "There are many foundational factors that are part of the personal finance ecosystem that work together toward achieving financial capability."The number of states that mandate a personal finance course for high schoolers has grown in recent years. In March,in the U.S.
In addition, more states have active bills that would mandate personal finance education if passed, and some
acorns The kids will never vote (D) again.
acorns This was one of my and my friends' greatest irritations coming out of high school, where we learned no financial knowledge.