Education Station: Financial literacy becoming higher priority for high school students

Education Station: Many of us can relate to the burden of student loans. Student debt was made worse by the pandemic’s economic punch, making financial literacy more important to young people, especially those headed off to college.

The number of states requiring high school students learn financial literacy rose to 23 in 2021. Ohio is one of them. Financial literacy is the personal knowledge needed to handle your money well - like budgeting, saving, building wealth, and staying out of debt. That last one can be tough for college kids.

"Loans should always be considered something of a last resort," says Michael Collins, Financial Aid Director with Case Western Reserve University. --

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