Financial literacy required to graduate. All in favor...

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Indiana House Bill 1414 & Senate Bill 35
"A new curriculum will be established by the State Board which will include a separate course designed to foster personal financial responsibility. This bill requires public schools to incorporate this new curriculum for its students. Public schools must also certify to DOE that students have completed the personal financial responsibility requirements as described in this bill before a student may graduate. These provisions apply to the 2027 graduation cohort, and every graduation cohort thereafter. The provisions in this bill may represent a workload increase for public schools. If existing staffing and resources are insufficient to implement the requirements of this bill, additional funds and resources could be supplied through existing staff and resources currently being used in another program or with new appropriations. Ultimately, the source of funds and resources required to satisfy the requirements of this bill will depend on state and local action."

This SEEMS too obvious a requirement. Is it a case of "better late than never", "too little too late" or something else going on behind the scenes?
Cast your vote.
All in favor, vote yea.
All opposed vote nay.

 

[Cavman]

Good idea as long as competent people teach it. We had to have a 2 day class on budgeting and balancing a checkbook before I left my AIT in the army.

 

[Bugzilla]

1+1=2. Maybe go back to teaching real math and not the crap they push today. Then let the teacher flunk students. No new law needed then.

 

[Emo66]

Todays kids don’t even know what a checkbook is, much less how to balance one! Everything is electronic. Venmo, PayPal, all those cash apps.

 

[cg21]

Todays kids don’t even know what a checkbook is, much less how to balance one! Everything is electronic. Venmo, PayPal, all those cash apps.

I guess that begs the question is the checkbook and balancing even relevant ??? Kinda like your math teacher telling you you’re not gonna have a calculator with you all the time (as I send this message on my calculator)

I am all for school teaching relevant life skills I mean public school is practically raising kids. 8+ hrs a day

 

[Emo66]

Maybe not the checkbook, but definitely things like taxes. Watch a kids face when they get their first paycheck. Hilarious! WTF! Where did all my money go? Nobody tells them how bad they get screwed. Every paycheck for the rest of your life….. even that is getting irrelevant. With direct deposit, most people don’t even see a paycheck.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Knowledge does not equal wisdom

 

[Ark]

Sound's great. Take it out of the time currently wasted on CRT topics and queer nonsense.

I thought I had to take some kind of econ class to graduate, but it's been so long ago that I can't remember if it was actually in high school or CC.

My only concern is that basic financial literacy really doesn't take a whole semester. It can just be part of economics.

 

[WebSnyper]

A register of what may be pending, in addition to what has already cleared is still relevant even if a "checkbook" is not. As much autopay, etc can be setup, accounting for what one has vs what will be deducted, etc is a good thing.

 

[Destro]

Nay.

Focus on teaching my kids algebra and physics.

Spending less than you make & paying bills are things I can teach at home.

 

[Ingomike]

A register of what may be pending, in addition to what has already cleared is still relevant even if a "checkbook" is not. As much autopay, etc can be setup, accounting for what one has vs what will be deducted, etc is a good thing.

Nah, the banks will “give” them “autooverdraft“ protection…

 

[spencer rifle]

I can't be overdrawn - I still have checks left!

 

[xwing]

It's a good idea. It would also be nice if teachers want back to actually teaching the subjects instead of looking for every opportunity to indoctrinate the students with their leftist belief system instead. It's happening everywhere. But as I've seen in the recent school board elections, parents don't seem to notice, and the left-wingers continue to get away with it.