Business as a liberal art? Some high schools say yes

Learning about money is becoming a growing part of the high school curriculum.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5712x4284+0+0/resize/5712x4284!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F2d%2Fb827999e4aa3b1c9edc9800da242%2Fimg-0492.JPG' alt='Sophomore Damola Kukoyi fills out a worksheet in his AP Business with Personal Finance class at Hoover High School on October 6, 2026.'/><p>Learning about money is becoming a growing part of the high school curriculum.</p><p>(Image credit: Stephan Bisaha)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6017795' />