Going into 2024, half of U.S. states had passed a law guaranteeing a Personal Finance course for all high school students. That momentum—combined with the most populous state, California, passing the same legislation over the summer—garnered national media attention. See the most notable news mentions from the last year.

Top 2024 Media Mentions

1. America is educating a nation of investors (The Economist)
2. Value of a financial education: Why more schools are providing financial literacy classes (CNBC Squawk Box)
3. A Few Years Ago, 8 States Required Personal Finance Education. Now It's Up to Half (Education Week)
4. Financial literacy classes growing in high schools, with middle school the next target (The Hill)
5. Teaching Kids to Manage Money Yields Big Returns, Research Says (Edutopia) 
6. Even Wall Street bankers' kids need lessons in financial literacy (Financial Times)
7. How to Create Courses on Personal Finance that Stick (EducationWeek)
8. Add personal finance to what every California high school graduate must learn (EdSource)
9. Episode #524: Tim Ranzetta, NGPF - Teaching America Personal Finance (The Meb Faber Show)
10. Op-Ed: California's personal finance education requirement is a commitment to future generations (CNBC - Your Money)

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Hannah Rael

As NGPF's Marketing Communications Manager, Hannah (she/her) helps spread the word about NGPF's mission to improve the financial lives of the next generation of Americans.

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