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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (113576)	3/30/2008 4:39:38 PM
From: Debt Free	Respond to of 306849

Some places are starting to make it a requirement. In Missouri, students have take and pass a class on Personal Finance before they can graduate

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (113576)	3/30/2008 4:55:21 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

If we're going to have a public school system, financial education should be a definite required curriculum in high school.. Muriel Siebert is doing something about that.. prweb.com “My life today includes a strong passion and commitment to improve the financial literacy of our youth," added Ms. Siebert. "We must address and improve the financial education of our young citizens in order for our nation to compete in the global marketplace. Therefore, I have created and funded a financial literacy teaching program available free of charge to high schools nationwide in order to address this issue and especially support educational efforts in school districts that might not be able to afford developing or otherwise obtaining an objective program of this caliber.” The curriculum, entitled "The Personal Finance Program: Taking Control of Your Financial Future," is now being taught as part of the required Economics course for high school seniors in New York City's public schools and is in test roll-out in Palm Beach and Miami/Dade Counties in Florida, and other locations. It has received laudatory reviews from the Archdiocese of New York, which has introduced it in its high schools. The Council of the Great City Schools, a coalition of the nation's largest urban public school systems, has distributed the program to each of its 64 member cities. In keeping with her personal agenda, Ms. Siebert hopes to see this program established nationally.