Monthly Archives: February 2014

The State of K-12 Economic and Financial Education in the U.S.

2014 Survey of the States Top Liners

  • Only 17 states require a high school course in Personal Finance.
  • And only 22 states require a high school course in Economics.
  • Number of states requiring student testing in economics has dropped from 27 to 16 since 2002.
  • Only five states require a stand-alone course in personal finance for high school graduation.

Stay Tuned for all results–publishing February 12, 2014 at http://www.councilforeconed.org/survey.