Florida Bill Seeks to Make Kids Learn to Manage Money
A proposed bill in Florida seeks to make kids learn how to manage their money before they’re allowed to graduate from high school. The Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act…
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(Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)A proposed bill in Florida seeks to make kids learn how to manage their money before they're allowed to graduate from high school.
The Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act reads, "In light of economic challenges nationwide, sound financial management skills are vitally important to all Floridians, particularly high school students." It goes on to say many Florida residents "graduate from high school without having any basic financial literacy or money management skills."
If it's approved, the bill will go into effect in January 2019.
Do you think high schools should have started teaching money management skills a long time ago?
