One of the most pressing issues that young Americans face is financial instability. According to Forbes, Americans 18-29 years old owe at least $1 trillion in debt. As high schoolers transition into adulthood, financial literacy is becoming increasingly essential to ensure future stability. Vivan Kotla, a Lambert junior, is tackling this issue head on.
Recently appointed as one of two Forsyth County students on the Georgia Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, Kotla will serve on a statewide board of 80 students who meet four times a year to advise State Superintendent Richard Woods on educational improvements.
“We represent each of our different counties and schools, and we’re going to be assisting Superintendent Woods,” Kotla explained. “We’re advising him using our perspectives from different schools and anything that we think we could improve in the education system.”…