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.
