Education News – Kristin Decarr
“Educators and parents, politicians and lobbyists are discussing the issue of who is responsible for teaching children about financial literacy, and at what age this education should begin. Despite 43 states in the US requiring courses on personal finance and all 50 requiring economics courses to be included in K-12 standards, fewer require those standards to be implemented by districts (35 and 45 respectively), and even fewer require courses to be offered in high school (19 and 24 respectively)…Many experts state that reliance on public education may not be enough. Instead, it is suggested that parents begin the discussion at home. While not everyone will follow the same strategy, Jayne A. Pearl, the Amherst, MA-based author of Kids and Money: Giving Them the Savvy to Succeed Financially says parents should turn daily activities into learning experiences for children.”(more)