Opinion: Help prepare young Texans for financial independence By Vincent Branch
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My financial education and that of many others came from on-the-job training and costly mistakes, but we have an opportunity to change the destiny of thousands of the next generation of Texans. Legislation is being considered that would help students learn about money, investing to grow and secure wealth, and navigating pitfalls in consumer credit. Our students would learn these lessons in school, rather than in the school of “hard knocks.”
Recently, I testified in Austin before the Texas Senate Education Committee in support of Senate Bill 1063. This bill has the potential to improve the economic prosperity of our state for decades to come and it can be a giant step forward in closing the financial literacy gap in our state. The bill adds a choice of either an economics course or a course consisting of two-thirds personal finance and one-third economics
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