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Many personal-finance classes begin as electives, often spearheaded by one passionate teacher who builds their own curriculum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Among the cuts are one-third of education department faculty and the entire world language department, although seven language teaching positions are being retained and students are being allowed to take some language courses as electives.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2023

While some language courses will still be available for students as electives, the university made it clear the programs were on the chopping block.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2023

That’s a situation hundreds of Stanford students learned to avoid in one of the business school’s most popular electives for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022

In the high school, electives of all kinds were eliminated, and some seniors who were on course to meet graduation requirements were encouraged to just leave school at midday after taking their core courses.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove