Does California require high school financial literacy classes? [Video]

SAN DIEGO — More real-life education is coming to the California classroom.

Local lawmakers say the new legislation will allow young people to learn how to save for the future, invest and spend wisely.

“That’s good news, I don’t know about you, but I could have used a financial literacy class in school,” Dan Roccato said who is a Clinical Professor of Finance at the University of San Diego.

That’s relatable for so many. Money can be easy to spend and hard to save.

“The number one stressor, consistently according to surveys, is money,” Roccato added. “The number three reason for divorce is money, so if we can fix a little bit of that, then it’s a good thing.”

California lawmakers partnered with the non-profit Next Gen Personal Financeto get Assembly Bill 2927 into law. It now makes financial literacy a high …