State Requirements - Georgia
2004 GA State Board of Education
Authorization:
No legislation specifically mandating Personal Finance Education requirement.
Curriculum:
In 2004 Georgia's State
Board of Education approved the new Georgia Performance Standards (GPS)
Social Studies Curriculum which strengthens economics content across
K-8 grades and explicitly includes Personal Finance in all grades,
including high school beginning Fall 2006. The required high school
Economics course entitled, 'Let's Make It Personal' is now clustered
around five themes: Fundamental, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics,
International, Personal Finance.
Status Description:
Personal
Finance Education Provided within Social Studies Economics Content
Standards 'Let's Make It Personal' Required for High School Graduation.
Resources:
Graduation Requirements
Social Studies / Economics Standards
Georgia Performance Standards and Personal Finance
Economics Unit 6: Let's Make It Personal
Quality Curriculum
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