Principles are keen to give their students essential life-skills in these times of struggling economies. This past year, the worries and stress from the economic downturn has flooded into jobs, homes and incomes in many families .
It is important that young people realise they desperately need financial education if they are going to avoid heartache further down the road.
The economic slowdown is affecting teens in several ways. According to a recent survey of US students aged between 12-17 conducted in February,
- 12% had been asked to help with the family budget
- 15% had curtailed extracurricular activities
- 49% said their parents had discussed family finances.
Read more information on http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/apr/27/us-economy-students-financial-literacy
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