This 1 High School Class Is Worth $100,000—And Most Students Still Don’t Take It

The topic of financial literacy is close to my heart, given that I’ve been working with a team at Western Washington University to build an AI application called FinPrep for teachers and schools to instantly build financial literacy lesson plans.

A Junior Achievement and MissionSquare Foundation report found that 80 percent of teens have never heard of a FICO credit score. Meanwhile, 43 percent think an 18-percent interest rate is manageable.