Education Commission of the States: Financial Literacy Is a Growing Focus in Education Curricula

For Zeke Perez Jr., visiting Young AmeriTowne was a transformative experience.  Now a researcher at the Education Commission of the states, he writes, “The lessons I learned at Young AmeriTowne and in the classes leading up to that trip shaped how I would think about money for the rest of my life.”  In this blog, published on the Commission’s website, Prez suggests that more and more states are requiring that students learn financial literacy in the classroom.

Read the full article at Education Commission of the States.