Teaching the News
Use these current events to teach the news in your classroom. Following each article you’ll find several related resources from EconEdLink.org for teaching the underlying economics and personal finance concepts.
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Top 14 Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree - ABC News
"Web developer has really taken off as a career for computer-savvy job seekers who either are self-taught or took a few college-level courses but didn't graduate, and who are comfortable enough with their skills to make a meaningful contribution," Lee ...
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Saving For Your Children's College Fund On A Budget - Forbes
Saving For Your Children's College Fund On A Budget. Northwestern Mutual Contributor, Northwestern Mutual. comments, called-out. By Tim Devaney and Tom Stein. Watching your children hit milestones and mark life's achievements is one of the greatest ...
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Japan's Central Bank Says Economy Picking Up - TIME
(TOKYO) — Japan's central bank says the world's third-biggest economy is “picking up” as demand recovers in other countries and remains resilient at home, though the trade deficit widened in April, for the tenth straight month. The Bank of Japan ended ...
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'Suburban poverty' no longer an oxymoron thanks to changing economy - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Elizabeth Kneebone, co-author of the Brookings Institution book, said that across the nation, the suburban poor fall into two basic camps: either lower-income families who moved into the suburbs, or longer term residents who have slipped down the ...
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Youth jobs program facing deep cuts in Mass. - Boston Globe
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering deep cuts in funding for a youth summer jobs program even as teen unemployment remains near record levels. The program, called YouthWorks, helped more than 5,000 young people from low-income households ...
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Inslee signs $8.7 billion transportation budget - The Seattle Times
Including the bridge planning money, Inslee vetoed a dozen sections of the transportation budget Monday, including a provision for an audit of State Route 520 that Inslee said duplicated work already being done, and a study of guardrails that Inslee ...
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It went largely unnoticed at the end of last week due to the Obama scandalpalooza, but the Congressional Budget Office's score of President Obama's budget was released on Friday afternoon. The short summary is that a combination of tax hikes and ...
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Dislocation warnings on euro economy, markets - MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) - For months, European central bankers have been warning of dislocation between financial markets and the real economy. No one has paid much notice, with equities proceeding to new highs on hopes of ever-more central banking ...
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Suburban poverty soars - CNNMoney
Poverty is growing faster in the suburbs than anywhere else in the United States, soaring 64% over the past decade. That was more than twice the growth rate of the urban poor population, according to the Brookings Institution, which released a book ...
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This Week: Jobs picture shows improvement for graduating students - Sacramento Bee
Over the next few weeks, thousands of young men and women in the Sacramento region will receive diplomas signifying their transition from high school to college or from institutions of higher learning into the work world. At California State University ...
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Jeffco students would spend more time in class under proposed budget - Denver Post
Students in Jefferson County would spent six to eight more hours in the classroom next year under the superintendent's budget proposal. The number of early-release days would decrease to five in 2013-14, down from nine this school year, Superintendent ...
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NC Senate delivers $20.58 billion budget proposal - News & Observer
The state Senate released a $20.58 billion proposed budget late Sunday night that would eliminate class-size limits for the youngest public school students, move the State Bureau of Investigation to a department the governor's appointee controls and ...
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10 Great Summer Jobs For Teens - San Francisco Chronicle
That first summer job is often a rite of passage for many teens. It's the signal that you're on your way to adulthood, and it's also a method for earning money to pay for activities, interests or to stash away for post-secondary schooling. However, the ...
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Is The Economy Finding Its Footing? - Forbes
The U.S. economy is the largest and most complex in the world. And true to human nature, we have developed a myriad of statistics to decipher it. The challenge, however, is that at any given time, the numbers conflict making it difficult to predict ...
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EU Commission sees Greek recovery but few jobs - CBS News
A staggering 64 percent of those aged 15-24 are without a job. The Commission estimates that Greece's economy, after contracting 4.2 percent in 2013, will next year grow for the first time since 2008. It forecasts growth of 0.6 percent in 2014, but ...
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Cobb school's 2013-14 budget to mean furloughs, fewer teachers - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cobb County's school board approved a 2013-14 budget Thursday night that will result in five furlough days for all employees, the loss of 182 teachers through attrition and a slimmer central administration staff. Board members debated for more than two ...
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Royal Bank of Scotland to Cut 1400 Jobs - New York Times (blog)
The firm's chief executive, Stephen Hester, has eliminated more than 30,000 jobs during the financial crisis as he has attempted to shed assets and focus on profitable operations. As part of the overhaul, the bank has severely curtailed its investment ...
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Japan's Economy Growing at 3.5% Annualized Rate - New York Times
TOKYO — In the first sign that the bold policies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are gaining traction in the real economy, Japan's gross domestic product grew at a robust annualized pace of 3.5 percent in the first quarter, kindling hopes that recovery ...
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Budget tempers Patrick's transportation and education push - Boston Globe
State Senate leaders unveiled a $33.92 billion annual budget today that boosts spending on services for the elderly and special education, but falls well short of Governor Deval Patrick's plan to provide universal access to childcare and broadly expand ...
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Payroll tax hike prompts spending cuts - CNNMoney
Most Americans plan to cut spending to make up for income lost from the payroll tax hike, according to a New York Federal Reserve study released Wednesday. The payroll tax cut, which was in effect in 2011 and 2012, reduced the amount withheld from ...
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CEE in the News: Hobson, Krawcheck and Finerman on the Economy
On Wednesday, the Council for Economic Education hosted “Vantage Point: Economic Perspectives from Wall Street Women,” featuring moderator Karen Finerman, CEO, Metropolitan Capital Advisors, Inc. Contributor, CNBC’s “Fast Money”; with panelists Mellody Hobson President, Ariel Investments Chairman, DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc.; and Sallie Krawcheck, who recently acquired 85 Broads. The women spoke to more than [...]
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Econ Challenge Champs Receive Exciting Homecoming
Little Falls Community High School won for the second year in a row the National Championship title in the David Ricardo Division in the National Economics Challenge. The winners, students Aaron Nilsen, Brian McNamara, Travis Spillum, and Eric Schmidt, and coach Tom Stockard, were welcomed home to Little Falls, Minnesota by a proud community and [...]
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