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Advocates push for more financial literacy in school curriculum

Classroom financial education
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The timing coincides with concerns about the cost of living, income disparity, and lack of financial inclusion.

A petition has been launched by children’s money management app GoHenry asking that financial education be made compulsory in all schools from primary age. The app’s co-founder and CEO says current maths education does not teach kids the money management skills they need in the real world.

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