Steve Trumble

CEO, American Consumer Credit Counseling 

...while personal finance topics are included in the Bay State's educational guidelines, Massachusetts does not require local school districts to make them part of the curriculum. 

...financial literacy is not only a public education problem. It’s a cultural value that needs to be instilled at the home, community and school levels.

Life Skills 101: The Case For Teaching Dollars And Sense In All Mass. Classrooms

A recent study of schools in all 50 states ranks Massachusetts among just 11 that get a failing grade for the financial literacy of its students. It's time to stop short-changing our kids. (Bearden/flickr)

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Every day, debt prevents young people from moving out of their parents’ homes, building savings, purchasing homes, buying cars, starting small businesses, saving for retirement or making purchases that grow our economy.

It’s time to treat borrowing for higher education in the same way that we do other kinds of debt.

A Better Way To Deal With Student Loans

Steven Trumble: "The U. S. has created an unsustainable model by which students are trading debt for a diploma." (aluedtke/Flickr)