JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - State Treasurer Lynn Fitch says she wants to help Mississippi young people become more comfortable with handling their finances.
Fitch is pushing a computerized financial literacy program in schools across Mississippi called Treasurer's Education About Money.
Fitch says teachers will be trained to discuss personal finance, and the course will be accessible online.
The computer-based lessons will be offered through the company EverFi. Teachers can have students work through them at school or could assign them as homework.
The program is available for free to public and private schools, thanks to a partnership between Fitch's office and several sponsors.
It initially will be for high schools. Fitch says they hope to later expand it to elementary and middle schools.
Fitch discussed the program Thursday in Tupelo.
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