Editorial: Personal finance lesson for high school students is crucial!
PUBLISHED: May 28, 2025
Marin high school students learn a lot in their four years in class.
There’s some things that usually don’t fit into the classroom curricula.
Students are offered the opportunity to learn geometry and calculus, but they usually have to learn the basics of personal finance on their own.
At Redwood High School, a new program seeks to change that.
Redwood economics teacher Ann Tepovich and Redwood Credit Union are teaming up to offer students a two-hour lesson about how to pay their bills and keep a budget.
These days, an app on their phones likely calculates the balance of checking accounts, but they need to know about budgeting to help them from spending more than they have.
They also need to know how credit cards work and the cost of interest rates.
They will learn some financial basics for living on their own, like paying their bills and the costs they will likely face.
