We are excited to announce we have teamed up with Kidfund to make it easier for families to save for their children’s future and college tuition. Kidfund is a socially powered savings app that lets families and friends contribute to the child’s account. The app engages the child in the process so they can understand […]

POSTED: April 23, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: CEE, College, college planning, Council For Economic Education, Councils & Centers, EconEdLink, Economic Education, Economics, Financial Literacy, Financially Fit, fintech, free app, kidfund, kidfund.us, Laura Bailyn, Nan J. Morrison, Personal Finance, Personal Finance Education, Professional Development, savings account, savings app

While standardized tests in our nation’s schools address the topics that we would most expect – math concepts, reading comprehension – what they fail to cover are the real-world skills that students need to be successful after graduation. This is where the Council for Economic Education (CEE) comes in. Since its creation just after World […]

POSTED: March 5, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: card rates, cardrates.com, CEE, council for e, Council For Economic Education, Councils & Centers, EconEdLink, Economic Education, Economics, Economics Challenge, Financial Literacy, Financially Fit, Nan J. Morrison, Personal Finance, Personal Finance Education, Professional Development

BY: RYAN LEUNG, rising senior, Lexington High School and 2016 winner of the National Economics Challenge If the goal of high school is to prepare students for life after graduation, then most schools in our country are not meeting that standard. While our school system prepares students with the academic skills needed to succeed, there […]

POSTED: February 15, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: CEE, CNBC, Council For Economic Education, Economic Education, Economics, fin lit, Financial Literacy, Lexington High School, Massachusetts, sos, student advocacy, Survey of the States

BY: SENATOR LOU TERHAR, Ohio Senate, District 8 The low level of financial literacy in Ohio (and nationwide) exacerbated the effects of the Great Recession. Ohio is ranked fourth worst in financial literacy of the 50 states, has the sixth highest proportion of college graduate student loan debt and ranks 33rd in average per capita […]

POSTED: February 14, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: CEE, CNBC, Council For Economic Education, Economic Education, Economics, fin lit, Financial Literacy, Lou Terhar, Ohio, Ohio Senate District 8, Ohio State Senator, Senator Terhar, sos, Survey of the States

By: DAN SCHULMAN, President & CEO, PayPal  PayPal is committed to democratizing financial services to enable all people to join and thrive in the digital economy. Whether here in the US or around the world, we believe everyone should have access to the affordable, convenient and secure financial products and services they need to improve […]

POSTED: February 13, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: CEE, Council For Economic Education, Dan Schulman, Economic Education, Economics, Education, Financial Education, Financial Literacy, paypal, PayPal CEO, Personal Finance, Personal Finance Education, Politics, Research, Survey of the States, Teachers

Every two years, the Council for Economic Education (CEE) conducts a comprehensive look into the state of K-12 economic and financial education in the United States, collecting data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The biennial Survey of the States serves as an important benchmark for our progress, revealing both how far […]

POSTED: February 12, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: CEE, CNBC, Council For Economic Education, Economic Education, Economics, fin lit, Financial Literacy, sos, Survey of the States