Why financial education is becoming a high school priority

There is growing momentum nationwide to require personal finance classes before high school graduation, with 30 states already adopting some form of financial education. We spoke with Billy Hensley, Ph.D., President and CEO of the National Endowment for Financial Education, about why financial literacy is closely tied to long-term stability and quality of life. NEFE reports that 70% of U.S. adults who never received financial education say their lives would be better if they had. Advocates say practical lessons on budgeting, saving, credit, and debt could better prepare students for real-world money decisions and set them up for future success.