. >> brian paige's class is an example of what many would like to see become law. a requirement that all high schools in the state offer a personal finance course. >> it's our hope that people learn that at an early age and carry that through throughout their lives. >> ohio is one of 46 states that includes personal finance education in standard curriculum for kindergarten through 12th grades and there is no mandate to teach it yet. according to the council of economic education only 13 states require high school students to take a personal finance course to graduate. there's a national push to grow those numbers starting in elementary school. >> it's good that more and more are adopting a financial education course, but waiting until high school is too late. it needs to start in kindergarten and there needs to be a foundation laid every single year. >> in the next few months the treasury department is expected to launch a website offering teachers ready-made personal finance lessons that can be incorporated for math and english in schools across the nation. >> we