Education leaders in Montana are preparing students for the world of finance

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For more than a decade, high school students in the eastern Hi-Line town of Saco have had to immerse themselves in lessons on debt management, budgeting and financial investing on their path to a diploma.

What began as an elective course quickly morphed into a two-semester requirement for graduation, one that Saco Public Schools Superintendent Tanya Funk described as a perennial hit among students and parents alike.

The new civics requirement will prove a much easier lift for districts, according to numerous local and state education leaders who told Montana Free Press that existing government and social studies courses largely align with the standards set by the state.

Shattuck added that the new requirement will not require the hiring of any additional teaching staff in the district’s four high schools. In addition to virtual classes led by a qualified teacher, Neiffer noted that the academy also offers digital content and instructional materials through its online clearinghouse, whichlast year. According to Neiffer, those resources can help districts craft and adopt their own financial literacy curricula for use by local teachers or adapt existing courses to meet the state’s financial literacy standards.— dubbed “Opportunity Realized” — to include a business and personal finance course.

“The 2024 graduating class, I want to say it was eight states that actually required a full semester, and that gives you kind of a good feel for how much progress there’s been in the last couple of years,” Urban said. “It’s not hit the schools yet, but the class of 2030 we’re going to see a ton.”for more than a decade, and said she’s shared her insights with the Office of Public Instruction during its development of.

 

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