The Daily Hampshire – Editorial
“Once a year, much hullabaloo is made of the unveiling of MCAS results statewide, and school districts in Hampshire County have a right to be proud of the way many of their students perform on the standardized test each year. Yet many of those same students — both in the Valley, state and across the country — are, put simply, financial illiterate. Research shows that as little as 7 percent of high school students can be considered financially literate. This is not their fault.” (more)