When you graduated from high school, did you know how to create a budget? File taxes? Or understand what a 401(k) is? Many Alaskans didn’t — and now, lawmakers in Juneau are working to change that for the next generation.
Alaska ranks dead last in the nation when it comes to financial literacy, according to multiple national organizations.
That’s why Senator Bill Wielechowski of Anchorage is introducing Senate Bill 22, a plan that would require all Alaska high school students to earn financial literacy credit…