Hamilton School District: Hamilton Students Earn W!se Certification

Menomonee Falls WI

28 January, 2022

5:27 PM

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Press release from the Hamilton School District: January 28, 2022 Hamilton High School is among the top 100 high schools in the country that teach personal finance based on results from the Financial Literacy Certification test. The national ranking was created by Working In Support of Education (W!se), which sponsors the test to empower students to take control of their financial futures. More than eighty students enrolled in Chris Oechsner and Chris Timm's Personal Finance classes passed the annual W!se test and became Certified Financially Literate™. The Personal Finance course includes units on credit, housing, transportation, taxes and insurance among other future finance areas. The students named Certified Financially Literate™ are: W!se is an educational nonprofit that provides education support services nationwide to build financial literacy, foster business and social entrepreneurship and prepare students for college and the global workplace. This press release was produced by the Hamilton School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.