• Financial literacy bill makes way through House (The News-Enterprise)

Kentucky moved a step closer this week to making financial literacy a graduation requirement. The House Education Committee heard testimony Tuesday on House Bill 132, sponsored by state Rep. Jim DuPlessis, R-Elizabethtown. The bill requires all students to take a financial literacy course before graduating high school.

• Real life creates real money for area high school students (The Luminary)

Remarkable play, good teamwork, and the guidance of well informed instructors brought Montgomery and Muncy High School students to rank as the top two champion schools in the Pennsylvania Stock Market Challenge.

• Collegiate connections: CVTC expands higher education options (The Chippewa Herald)

After bells ring out at Cadott High School one Friday morning in February, juniors and seniors begin to file into Shari Gunderson’s classroom. Students with gold and black T-shirts and piles of books make their way through rows of desktop computers, as a mid-morning announcements call for a student to come to the office and confirms the JV girls basketball game.

• Mercy High School students get real-world experience managing finances through free software (The MiddletownPress)

Sloane Proto, a senior at Mercy High School, was so surprised to learn recently how buying one cup of coffee a day depletes her discretionary income that she was inspired to put aside as much as $100 a week for the future.

About the Author

Laura Matchett

After graduating with an education degree and spending 7 years in an elementary classroom, Laura made the switch to the non-profit world and loves interacting with students, educators and business professionals across the country. She is passionate about all students having access to high quality education and views personal finance education as one way to ‘level the playing field’. When Laura is not locating or creating high quality educational resources, you can find her mountain biking or searching for the best ramen in town!