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Invest in Girls, a program of the Council for Economic Education (CEE), is thrilled to announce that Natixis Investment Managers, a long-time partner, has increased their support through a new “Innovation Sponsorship” to bring IIG’s student financial workshops online. This sponsorship builds on CEE’s success in bringing the National Personal Finance and National Economics challenges […]

POSTED: June 10, 2020 | BY: Alan

Please join the Council for Economic Education for a special live stream event: ECONOMISTS ON THE ECONOMY FEATURING LORETTA J. MESTER President and CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Mester will be presenting her economic outlook and the Federal Reserve’s response to the crisis. The presentation will be followed by Q and A. Wednesday, June […]

POSTED: June 5, 2020 | BY: Alan

Our team at CEE joins you in grief and shock at the brutal homicide of George Floyd. Yet another black man felled. I feel the same hollowness in my soul as I did when I first walked into Dachau or when I visited the genocide museum in Rwanda. And, no, we cannot just stand silent.The […]

POSTED: June 5, 2020 | BY: Alan

More than 6,600 students from 35 states across the country competed in local competitions that led into the 20th anniversary of the National Economics Challenge (NEC). Finals weekend (May 17-May 18) saw the top teams compete online for the chance to become national champions. For the Critical Thinking Round, finalist teams had an hour each to prepare a presentation addressed the economic issues surround free college. […]

POSTED: May 21, 2020 | BY: Alan

The 2020 National Personal Finance Challenge, the first online installment of the competition, began on May 1. Winning student teams from state-level competitions participated in an online multiple-choice round to determine which would advance to the case study rounds and vie for the championship. The twelve qualifying teams were: Adrian Wilcox High School, CaliforniaBrockton High […]

POSTED: May 5, 2020 | BY: Alan

The Council for Economic Education’s (CEE’s) #ThisTeacherRocks campaign, celebrating K-12 teachers for their tireless efforts to serve their students, has been covered in an article and video by CBS New York. The report features K-12 students and parents that have participated in the campaign as well as CEE President and CEO Nan J. Morrison. This […]

POSTED: April 29, 2020 | BY: Alan