A lawmaker has pushed for the inclusion of stock market as a subject in the high school curricula “to expose and educate students on the subject while they are still young.”

ARC Party-list Rep. Narciso Santiago III called for such inclusion in House Bill 6630, which he filed recently.

This as he noted that education must be relevant to the needs of the people.

“By requiring a stock market subject in all high school levels, we are confident of financially prepared future leaders,” he said.

Under the bill, to be known as “An Act Requiring Stock Market Instruction in High School Education,” the Department of Education shall ensure that the course of instruction in all high school levels in the country.