More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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For the first time in their high school career my students are being exposed to a financial literacy unit in a math class. Many are clueless about how bills and budgeting work in the real world. I would like to introduce the unit by having them play this budgeting game to get a sense of how difficult life can get without a financial plan.
Even though some of my students already have jobs, they still do not know how to manage the money they make. They work out of necessity to contribute to the household income and haven't had the opportunity to experience anything other than need-based financial decision making.
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For the first time in their high school career my students are being exposed to a financial literacy unit in a math class. Many are clueless about how bills and budgeting work in the real world. I would like to introduce the unit by having them play this budgeting game to get a sense of how difficult life can get without a financial plan.
Even though some of my students already have jobs, they still do not know how to manage the money they make. They work out of necessity to contribute to the household income and haven't had the opportunity to experience anything other than need-based financial decision making.