R.I. Senate to consider bill creating high school personal finance class

Nancy Lavin

04/12/2021

A BILL INTRODUCED by state Sen. Sandra Cano that would require high schools to offer personal finance classes beginning in the 2022-2023 school year will be voted on by the Senate on April 13. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate is slated to vote Tuesday on a bill that would require high schools to offer personal finance classes beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Sandra Cano, D-Pawtucket, does not specifically state that students have to take the class, but simply that high schools have to…