The former principal and current executive director of leadership development at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina is considered a trusted advisor to teachers and staff who lean on her to collaborate and motivate them.

Only 25 states require high schoolers to take a personal finance class, and schools with predominantly Black and brown students are less likely to offer those courses.

Improvement has been slow and uneven across geography and economic status, with millions of students—often those from marginalized groups—making up little or no ground.

Sal Khan is CEO and founder of the groundbreaking Khan Academy, a nonprofit whose free online learning platform is now ubiquitous in K12 education.