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National Economics Challenge

2018 National Economics Challenge QuizBowl Finalists

Tomorrow is the 18th Annual National Economics Challenge Finals!

Congratulations and good luck to the USA and China teams who will compete in the QuizBowl for the Championship title:

USA David Ricardo Division:

  • Hunter College High School, New York
  • Monta Vista High School, California

USA Adam Smith Division:

  • Lexington High School, Massachusetts
  • Mount Hebron High School, Maryland

CHINA David Ricardo Division:

  • Shanghai Pinghe School
  • Shenzhen Foreign Language School, Team #3

CHINA Adam Smith Division:

  • WHBC of Wuhan Foreign Language School, Team #1
  • Shanghai High School International Division

Steve Liesman, Senior Economics Reporter for CNBC, will serve as the emcee and Raphael W. Bostic, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta will make a video appearance asking the students questions.

Tune in to see the finalists and the competition live. Here’s the line-up starting tomorrow morning:

Watch live to support your team!

~The National Economics Challenge Staff

PS: We will also be live tweeting throughout day. Follow us: @council4econed and the hashtag #EconChallenge.

POSTED: May 21, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: , , , , ,

2018 National Economics Challenge Finalists!

You’ve been waiting for this moment!

The results are in and we are pleased to announce the Finalists for the 2018 National Economics Challenge!

ADAM SMITH DIVISION:

  • Carmel High School, IN
  • The Harker School, CA
  • Hunter College High School, NY
  • Iolani School, HI
  • Iowa City West High School, IA
  • Lexington High School, MA
  • Mt. Hebron High School, MD
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, VA

DAVID RICARDO DIVISION:

  • Hunter College High School, NY
  • Iolani School, HI
  • Lexington High School, MA
  • Monta Vista High School, CA
  • Montgomery High School, NJ
  • Mt. Hebron High School, MD
  • Olympia High School, WA
  • Troy High School, MI

These sixteen teams had the highest scores in the semi-final rounds of the Adam Smith and David Ricardo Divisions and will be participating in the Finals in New York City on May 19 – 21. The top two teams from each division will go head-to-head for the title of National Champion. Check out our Facebook page for photos of each team.


You will want to watch this on Monday! Below is the line-up with our media partner, CNBC:

  • CNBC’s Squawk Box will be interviewing the students at 6:30 a.m. ET.
  • CNBC’s Power Lunch will be airing live snippets of the Challenge from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET.
  • The Challenge will also be streamed live in its entirety on CNBC.com starting at 12:50 p.m. ET. Watch here.
Make sure to visit the National Economics Challenge website for more information about the competition.

Congratulations to the finalists and thank you to all the teams who participated this year! Make sure to “follow” us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook to see what the teams are up to in New York City!

POSTED: May 18, 2018 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: , , , , , , , ,

National Economics Challenge Finalists Win Trip To Germany!

 

Screen Shot 2017-05-04 at 3.55.51 PMThis year, two lucky National Economics Challenge finalists have been randomly selected to attend an all-expense paid trip to The Joachim Herz Stiftung’s Economy Camp!

The winners are David V. Zheng (Moundsview High School, Minnesota) and Stephanie Zhang, (North Penn High School, Pennsylvania). David and Stephanie will join high school students from across Germany and the United States to debate and discuss current economic topics.

But, before they fly off to Germany, both will be coming to New York City with their teammates to compete for a chance at winning the National Economics Challenge’s Championship title.

To learn more about the National Economics Challenge and find out what teams have made it to the finals, please visit: www.nationaleconomicschallenge.org.

 

 

POSTED: May 4, 2017 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: , , , , , ,

Watch the National Economics Challenge Live on CNBC on May 23rd at 1 p.m

2016 National Economics Challenge Team Finalists
Join us for the 16th Annual National Economics Challenge Finals! The eight team finalists beat out more than 10,000 students to compete for the Championship title! 

  • Watch and root for your favorite team via the live stream on CNBC.com starting at 1 p.m. ET on Monday, May 23rd.
  • CNBC’s Power Lunch will also be airing live snippets from the Challenge from 1-2 pm ET.

  

 
Adam Smith Division
  • Bellaire High School, Bellaire, TX; Team Coach: Michael Clark
  • Carmel High School, Carmel, IN; Team Coach: Michelle Foutz
  • Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT; Team Coach: Ted Hartsoe
  • Mounds View High School, Arden Hills, MN; Team Coach: Martha Rush
David Ricardo Division
  • Carmel High School, Carmel, IN; Team Coach: Michelle Foutz
  • Lexington High School, Lexington, MA; Team Coach: Bill Cole
  • Upper Dublin High School, Fort Washington, PA; Team Coach: Steve Roberts
  • West Windsor Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro, NJ; Team Coach: Morton Levine
 
We hope you’ll tune in to see who will be crowned the Champions for the Adam Smith and David Ricardo Divisions!
 
PS: To see what the teams are up to in New York City prior to the Championship event “follow” us on Twitter and “like” us on Facebook!

 

POSTED: May 18, 2016 | BY: Daniel Thompson | TAGS: , , ,

2016 Semi-Finalists: National Economics Challenge

 

Thousands of high school students nationwide competed in the National Economics Challenge! We are delighted to share with you the 34 teams from the Adam Smith Division and 33 teams from the David Ricardo Division who have made it to the semi-finals.

State Adam Smith Division David Ricardo Division
Alabama Vestavia Hills High School Eufaula High School
Arizona Basis Chandler Basis Scottsdale
Arkansas Little Rock Christian Academy Har-Ber High School
California Northern California – The Harker School Northern California Homestead High School
California Southern California – Dos Pueblos High School Southern California – El Segundo High School
Connecticut Choate Rosemary Hall Greenwich High School
Delaware The Charter School of Wilmington Smyrna High School
Florida Pine Crest School Mandarin High School
Georgia Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Jackson County Comprehensive High School
Hawaii Iolani School Iolani School
Illinois York Community High School
Indiana Carmel High School Carmel High School
Kansas Shawnee Mission South High Southeast High School
Maryland Mt. Hebron High Mt. Hebron High
Massachusetts Phillips Academy Andover Lexington High School
Michigan Chelsea High School Novi High School
Mississippi Ocean Springs High School Petal High School
Missouri Lindbergh High School St. Joseph Central
Minnesota TBA TBA
Montana Bozeman High School Park High School
Nebraska Bellevue East High School Waverly High School
New Jersey Monroe Township High School High School North
New York Stuyvesant High School Farmingdale Senior High School
North Carolina William G. Enloe High School North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
North Dakota Fargo Davies High School Jamestown High School
Oklahoma Edmond North High School Wilburton High School
Pennsylvania Conestoga High School Team 6 Upper Dublin High School
South Carolina Wando High School Ridgeview High School
Tennessee Collierville High School Memphis University School
Texas Bellaire High School James E. Taylor High School
Vermont Essex High School Mount Mansfield Union High School
Virginia Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Freedom High School
WILDCARD Upper Arlington High School Olympia High School
Wisconsin Germantown High School Melrose-Minforo

 

The teams will now compete in the semi-finals for a chance to advance to final round which will be held in New York City! Four teams from each Division with the highest scores will advance to compete for the grand prize and be crowned the National Economics Challenge Champions.

Thank you to all the students and their coaches who participated in the first round of competitions. We hope this was a valuable experience to all of you. And, good luck to the semi-finalists!

To learn more about the National Economics Challenge and keep tab on the finalists, please visit our site: www.nationaleconomicschallenge.org.

POSTED: April 20, 2016 | BY: April Somboun | TAGS: , , , , ,

CEE Report – Summer 2015

Three times a year the Council for Economic Education releases the CEE Report, highlighting our new and noteworthy events, programs and partnerships, including pilot programs and joint ventures with key supporters.

In This Issue CEE-REport-summer

Advancing Financial Education in New York City
Upcoming Events
Note from Nan
A Look At GCEE
Financial Literacy Month
Advocating for Economic & Financial Literacy
2015 National Economics Challenge
EconEdLink Relaunch
Gen i: New Mission & Partnership
Teacher Training from the National Center
Vantage Point: Real World Perspectives on the Economy
CEE and 100 Women in Hedge Funds
Vantage Point: Growing Companies, Growing Women
2015 Visionary Awards

POSTED: July 23, 2015 | BY: Annamarie Cerreta | TAGS: , , , , , , ,

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