More states across the country are introducing bills during legislative sessions that are all about financial education taught in schools. Parents and students want schools to teach more personal finance topics, but what should the details be? Tune in to this week’s episode of FinCap Friday to see what the status of financial education is in America today.
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About the author
Yanely Espinal
Born and raised by Dominican immigrant parents in Brooklyn, Yanely is a proud product of NYC public schools. She graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in 2007 before receiving her undergraduate degree from Brown University in 2011. As a member of the Teach For America Corps, Yanely taught third and fourth grades in Canarsie, Brooklyn. She received her master’s degree from the Relay Graduate School of Education in 2013. She spends her free time making YouTube videos about personal finance on her channel, MissBeHelpful. Yanely also enjoys dancing, sewing, painting, listening to podcasts and babysitting her 7 future nieces and nephews!
This post FinCap Friday: Money Skills Laws and Bills
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