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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The following recording was taken from a live-streamed installment of our State of the Economy series on April 15, 2020. • Download the slides from this presentation• Download Mark Zandi’s written follow-up to additional questions
As the head of an organization that teaches about personal finance, I thought I would take this opportunity to share some thoughts about managing your personal finances at this time. Big thanks to Herb – my dad – who taught me a lot about managing my finances and had good advice for many. 1. Rethink your budget. Especially important if your income may diminish for a while. And, depending on your work circumstances, you […]
Annamaria Lusardi is the Denit Trust professor of economics and accountancy at the George Washington School of Business.
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