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We don't need banks teaching kids about money. Schools have it covered

  • Written by Catherine Attard, Associate Professor, Mathematics Education, Western Sydney University

The Victorian government this week announced it would ban all banking schemes from operating in public schools from 2021.

This includes the controversial Dollarmites program, run by Commonwealth Bank, which teaches primary school children to save money and develop banking habits. Often, this is done by opening an account with the bank.

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