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Why Most High Schoolers Don't Know How to Manage Their Money

Students must overcome a steep personal-finance learning curve

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October 9, 2012 RSS Feed Print
Ten states use attendance counts from a single day to determine district funding for the school year.

In Pictures: Basic Money Lessons You (Probably) Missed in High School

Proponents of financial literacy say getting high school students to feel in control of their own financial lives is a matter of finding the right teacher, the right curriculum, and enough governmental support.

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