"We asked/you said: Should financial literacy be a graduation requirement?." January 28, 2010. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org
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We asked/you said: Should financial literacy be a graduation requirement?

 

Question:

 Should financial literacy be a graduation requirement?

74% yes:

Financial skills are vital. A required course would give students a head start and would help prevent them from having to learn it the hard way.

20% no:

Personal finance may be important, but it can be learned outside of school; a required course is unnecessary.

6% NOT SURE

NYSUT Polling Center survey of membership statewide based on 400 telephone interviews Jan. 25 +/-4.8% margin of error.