Financial literacy lessons for many of us growing up looked like watching our parents balance the checkbook or dropping coins into our piggy banks. But today’s students are facing a much more complex world. From Apple Pay available at the tap of a finger to an allowance or paycheck that magically appears in a digital wallet, it’s important – now more than ever – that we equip youth with skills to help them navigate their personal financial fitness.
Research shows that students who complete a financial literacy course are more likely to save money, invest money, create budgets, and seek out lower-cost forms of credit. But with kids’ busy schedules and demands on parents’ time, these sometimes uncomfortable yet important conversations get put on the backburner.
Our schools can and should have parents’ backs. Many New Mexico districts already do. Unfortunately, Gallup-McKinley County Schools isn’t one of them…