Georgia is stepping up efforts to help students seize college opportunities. Starting this week, students can apply to partner schools with the Georgia Student Finance Commission without any application fees during Apply to College Month in November. In addition, Gov. .
Public schoolteachers in Texas say the state desperately needs to boost its overall investment in students and education programs. Instead, lawmakers are focused on a private school voucher program. Halfway through its third special session, the Texas Senate passed a bill to set aside taxpayer dollars for families to use on private schools, with a competing bill introduced in the House. .
Credit unions in Colorado and across the Mountain West are helping high school students tackle money challenges through "Bites of Reality" fairs. The app-based program forces students to make budgeting and spending decisions in real time. Sarae Bay, vice president and managing director of the GoWest Credit Union Association Foundation, said the fairs which assign each participant a persona including a job, income, a family, monthly expenses and debt allow students to experience the effects of their financial choices in a safe environment. .
Educators in New Hampshire say the state s approval of a financial literacy course by conservative nonprofit PragerU spells trouble for public schools. PragerU describes itself as "an alternative to the left-wing ideology.in education." Its "Cash Course" requires students to watch a series of videos and pass a multiple-choice test for school credit. Megan Tuttle, president of the National Education Association in New Hampshire, says the course lacks rigor and signals a watering down of the state s education standards. .