Grade A for the Class of 2027. Kansas's grade should increase to a Grade A. This is dependent upon how new graduation requirement rules are implemented for the graduating Class of 2027. On April 11, 2023, the State Board of Education updated the graduation regulation (KAR 91-31-35). The new regulation requires that prior to graduation high school students: (i) complete one half-unit of financial literacy (a half-year course) and (ii) file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the United States Department of Education. (This requirement can be waived by the parent or the student if 18 years old or legally emancipated.) The new regulation notes that a unit may only satisfy one graduation requirement at a time. This language seems to imply that a half-unit financial literacy course would not be allowed to also count toward the required units for social studies and mathematics.
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