Economics Textbooks Are Finally Getting a Vital Update

The New York Times’ Peter Coy shares his opinions about the lack of updated and accurate economics textbooks —and what CEE is doing to address it.

Key Points

• As it stands, even the College Board’s Advanced Placement courses are lagging behind in accuracy.
• CEE is advocating for the accuracy of not only Advanced Placement courses, but also for all economic and financial courses.
• Recent changes in monetary policy are largely to blame for the inability to combat these lags.

About the Council for Economic Education

The Council for Economic Education’s (CEE’s) mission is to equip K–12 students with the tools and knowledge of personal finance and economics so that they can make better decisions for themselves, their families, and their communities, and learn to successfully navigate in our ever-changing economy. We carry out our mission in three ways.  We advocate to require financial and economic education in every state. We provide training, tools and resources – online and live through over 180 affiliates nationwide – to more than 40,000 teachers annually who in turn bring the highest quality economics and personal finance instruction to over 4 million students. We deepen knowledge and introduce high school students to critical career capabilities through our national competitions and Invest in Girls program.

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