Somewhat Comprehensive |
Connecticut |
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| State-by-State Assessment of Personal Finance Education Standards | |
| State Department of Education Link | https://portal.ct.gov/SDE |
| Stand-Alone Personal Finance Standards | No There are no stand-alone standards for financial literacy; however, Business and Finance Technology Education provides a framework for their course Personal Finance. This framework applies to grades 6-12. These standards are not required to be implemented. The DOE website states that most high schools offer at least a one-half year personal finance course. Personal finance can be taken as an elective and counted toward the career and life skills elective requirement beginning in 2021. |
| Personal Finance Standards in Career and Technical Education (CTE), Family and Consumer Sciences | No. Personal Finance – Business and Finance Technology Education Family and Consumer Sciences does not have specific standards; however, Business and Finance Technology Education offers Personal Finance with eight standards. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/CTE/Business/Personal_Finance.pdf |
| Personal Finance Embedded in Social Studies or Economics Standards | No |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No |
| Personal Finance or Financial Literacy Course Required for Graduation or Required to be Offered | No Personal Finance is offered to students as an elective and is not required to meet graduation requirements. |
| State Assessment of Personal Finance Required | No |
