In an effort to better prepare New Jersey high school students for the future, all students in the state are now required to complete a half-year course in economics and financial literacy before graduation.
Sending a child off to college is certainly expensive, but a growing number of New Jersey families are also shelling out big bucks on their sons and daughters during their final year of high school.
The manufacturing and construction sectors took a huge hit during the recession and forced many men out of work, which left many women as the sole breadwinners in their households.