State Requirements - West Virginia
2006 WV HB 2837
Authorization:
HB 2837 Passed West
Virginia Board of Education Policy 2520.4 -Effective July 1, 2006. AN
ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding
thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7c, relating to directing the
State Board of Education to develop a program of instruction on
personal finance that may be integrated into the curriculum in the
secondary schools.
Curriculum:
Policy 2520.4: The West
Virginia Board of Education adopted revisions to the Social Studies
Content Standards and Objectives. Personal Finance now provided in
Twelfth Grade Social Studies Content Standards: Civics for the 21st
Century, is the capstone social studies course combining civics,
economics and geography to prepare students as 21st Century citizens.
Students engage 21st century tools to expand upon their critical
thinking and problem-solving skills allowing them to become financially
literate, to develop civic efficacy, and to acquire the geographic
knowledge necessary to understand the physical and human systems of the
world. Students become informed decision makers as they work
collaboratively and develop a correct awareness of their place in a
global society.
Status Description:
Personal
Finance Education Provided within Social Studies Economics Content
Standards: Civics for the 21st Century Required for High School
Graduation
Resources:
HB 2837 BILL
Department of Education Policy 2520.4
Graduation Requirements
Social Studies / Economics Standards
21st Century Learning Skills
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