WASHINGTON STATE - Early Thursday, Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti announced plans to introduce legislation requiring financial education for high school graduation.

In a press conference, Pellicciotti explained the goal is to better prepare students and address gaps in the current curriculum.

"I have yet to meet a Washingtonian who believes that they know everything they need to know about financial education and financial literacy,"Pellicciotti said.

Washington is among a few states lacking a mandatory financial education class requirement. Currently, state law requires middle school students to have at least two weeks of financial education.

Brandi Wortmann, a math teacher at Centennial Middle School, teaches a unit on financial literacy at the end of the school year. I

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