R.I. Representative
  Raymond Church

“We cannot assume students are becoming financially literate, just because they have math classes,” said Representative Church. “High school students, especially, are coming into a world of skyrocketing credit card debt and plummeting personal savings. We have to make sure young people have the proper financial education to serve them in their years out of school. We need this study commission to find out where we are and which direction we should go in educating our students.”

“The ability to handle one’s own money is a vital skills for all adults, but it seems many young adults, and even not-so-young adults, don’t even know the basics,” said Representative Church. “If there’s any skill that every adult needs, it’s how to handle personal finance, so it’s worth exploring whether this is something being taught or that we need to make room for in the curriculum.”