California voters to decide on personal finance requirement for high school graduation
Posted on AllSides May 9th, 2024
California voters could be deciding a new requirement for high school graduation: personal finance education. California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber announced Wednesday that an initiative to require one semester of personal finance as a graduation requirement is now eligible for the upcoming Nov. 5 General Election ballot. Weber is expected to certify the initiative and approve its placement on the ballot on June 27 unless it’s withdrawn ahead of time. To become eligible for the ballot, the initiative needed 546,651 valid petition signatures, or 5% of the total...