By Jonathan Burch

This week, CEE was all over the national news, with multiple articles appearing in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal:

CNBC’s Jean Chatzky, Time and PwC announced the launch of a new publication called Your $, a financial literacy-focused magazine geared toward middle schoolers. New York Times sought out experts in the industry to comment, including our CEO Nan J. Morrison. To read the full article and see what Nan has to say, click here.

While the Wall Street Journal cited CEE’s Survey of the States not once, but twice: here and here.

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POSTED: February 6, 2015 | BY: brendan

By Jonathan Burch

Ms. Jean Chatzky and Time for Kids have teamed up with financial consulting firm PwC to create kids magazine, Your $. CEO Nan J. Morrison of the Council for Economic Education, believes that magazines like Your $ demonstrate a greater effort by the financial community to increase children and teenager’s financial literacy.

Click here to read more about Ms. Chatsky’s work and Ms. Morrison’s take on the growing field of financial education.

For more information on what financial experts at the Wall Street Journal have to say about the importance of teaching kids personal finance click here and here.

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POSTED: February 6, 2015 | BY: brendan

By John Jones

Financial Literacy Pioneer Recognized for Extraordinary Work to Advance Awareness of Economic and Financial Education

WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2014) The Council for Economic Education is delighted to announce that Prof. Annamaria Lusardi of George Washington University (GW) will be honored with the 2014 William A. Forbes Public Awareness Award, recognizing her extraordinary work to advance public awareness of the importance of economic and financial education.

A pioneer in the study of financial literacy, Prof. Lusardi is widely renowned for her extraordinary contributions to the field. Among her numerous achievements, she designed a measurement of financial literacy that has been used in national surveys around the world, while her theoretical and empirical work has helped to make a compelling case for the cost and consequences of financial illiteracy. She has published many papers and two books on the topic of financial literacy and also edited special issues on financial literacy for the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance andNumeracy.

Prof. Lusardi currently serves as the Academic Director of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) and is the Denit Trust Chair of Economics and Accountancy at GW. Previously, she was the Joel Z. and Susan Hyatt Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, where she taught for twenty years. She has also taught at her alma mater Princeton University, the University of Chicago Public Policy School, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School. In 2008 she was a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School. Prof. Lusardi also chairs the Research Committee at the OECD/International Network on Financial Education and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)’s financial literacy expert group.

As the winner of the Forbes Award, Prof. Lusardi will also receive a monetary reward of $1000, made possible by a gift from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation to CEE. In his lifetime, Calvin K. Kazanjian was an ardent supporter of economic literacy programs. Fittingly, entrepreneur William Forbes, for whom this award is named, helped catapult Mr. Kazanjian’s small confectionary company—Peter Paul Almond Joy—into an industry leader.

“Through her groundbreaking work as a researcher and advocate, Annamaria Lusardi has been a leading voice in the national conversation on financial literacy, raising global awareness of its critical need,” said Nan J. Morrison, CEO and President, Council for Economic Education. “She has been a trusted advisor to CEE for many years, sharing her expertise in the field and helping to shape our own initiatives. It is our honor to present Annamaria with this award.”

Prof. Lusardi will be formally presented with the Forbes Award in April 2015.

About the Council for Economic Education
The Council for Economic Education is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school – and we have been doing so for 65 years. We carry out our mission by educating the educators: providing the curriculum tools, the pedagogical support, and the community of peers that instruct, inspire, and guide. All resources and programs are developed by educators, and delivered by our national network of affiliates. Our goal is to reach and teach every child. Each year CEE’s programs reach more than 55,000 K-12 teachers and over 5 million students across the United States. For further information about the Council for Economic Education go to:http://www.councilforeconed.org

For more information visit our website, www.councilforeconed.org

And our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/councilforeconed

Follow us on Twitter @council4econed

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POSTED: January 26, 2015 | BY: brendan

By John Jones

Financial Literacy Pioneer Recognized for Extraordinary Work to Advance Awareness of Economic and Financial Education

WASHINGTON, DC (January 15, 2014) The Council for Economic Education is delighted to announce that Prof. Annamaria Lusardi of George Washington University (GW) will be honored with the 2014 William A. Forbes Public Awareness Award, recognizing her extraordinary work to advance public awareness of the importance of economic and financial education.

A pioneer in the study of financial literacy, Prof. Lusardi is widely renowned for her extraordinary contributions to the field. Among her numerous achievements, she designeda measurement of financial literacy that has been used in national surveys around the world, while her theoretical and empirical work has helped to make a compelling case for the cost and consequences of financial illiteracy. She has published many papers and two books on the topic of financial literacy and also edited special issues on financial literacy for the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance andNumeracy.

Prof. Lusardi currently serves as the Academic Director of the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) and is the Denit Trust Chair of Economics and Accountancy at GW. Previously, she was the Joel Z. and Susan Hyatt Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, where she taught for twenty years. She has also taught at her alma mater Princeton University, the University of Chicago Public Policy School, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Columbia Business School. In 2008 she was a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School. Prof. Lusardi also chairs the Research Committee at the OECD/International Network on Financial Education and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)’s financial literacy expert group.

As the winner of the Forbes Award, Prof. Lusardi will also receive a monetary reward of $1000, made possible by a gift from the Calvin K. Kazanjian Economics Foundation to CEE. In his lifetime, Calvin K. Kazanjian was an ardent supporter of economic literacy programs. Fittingly, entrepreneur William Forbes, for whom this award is named, helped catapult Mr. Kazanjian’s small confectionary company—Peter Paul Almond Joy—into an industry leader.

“Through her groundbreaking work as a researcher and advocate, Annamaria Lusardi has been a leading voice in the national conversation on financial literacy, raising global awareness of its critical need,” said Nan J. Morrison, CEO and President, Council for Economic Education. “She has been a trusted advisor to CEE for many years, sharing her expertise in the field and helping to shape our own initiatives. It is our honor to present Annamaria with this award.”

Prof. Lusardi will be formally presented with the Forbes Award in April 2015.

About the Council for Economic Education
The Council for Economic Education is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school – and we have been doing so for 65 years. We carry out our mission by educating the educators: providing the curriculum tools, the pedagogical support, and the community of peers that instruct, inspire, and guide. All resources and programs are developed by educators, and delivered by our national network of affiliates. Our goal is to reach and teach every child. Each year CEE’s programs reach more than 55,000 K-12 teachers and over 5 million students across the United States. For further information about the Council for Economic Education go to:http://www.councilforeconed.org

For more information visit our website, www.councilforeconed.org

And our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/councilforeconed

Follow us on Twitter @council4econed

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POSTED: January 26, 2015 | BY: brendan

By John Jones

In This Issue:

• 2015 Call for Annual Conference Proposals
• 2 New Math in the Real World Lessons Now Available
• AP Micro and AP Macro Economics Bundle: Special Discount
• Your Teaching Has An Impact!
• 3 Demonstration Videos for HS Economics
• This Day in Economic History

2015 Call for Annual Conference Proposals

CEE is now accepting proposals for its 54th Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference, being held October 7-10 at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club, in St. Petersburg, Florida

As in past years, CEE will proudly provide an invaluable opportunity for hundreds of teachers to address current economic and financial topics to enable educators to raise the levels of economic and financial literacy among K-12 students.

Click here to submit your proposal. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 18, 2015.

2 New Math in the Real World Lessons Now Available

Use EconEdLink’s Math in the Real World lessons to teach math concepts in an economic context.

Two new lessons available:

• Using Slope To Compute Opportunity Cost – Interactive Also Available
• How Two Way Tables Are Used To Determine Auto Insurance Deductibles And Premiums

MITRW has 9 lessons total (with more to come!) Full access is available to members of EconEdLink only! Check out all lessons published to date.

AP Micro and AP Macro Economics Bundle: Special Discount

For a limited time, CEE is ofering a special discount on the AP Economics 4th Ed. Teacher Manuals two book set.

Order by February 20th and use coupon code APETM2 to SAVE $10!

About AP Micro and Macro Economics Teacher’s Manual:

• Revised lesson plans meet the need of today’s students and applies economic thinking to current issues
• Macroeconomics and microeconomics separated providing a more intuitive structure and easier navigation of content
• Free downloads of all visuals available

Order Today

Jan 15 Webinar: Cooperatives in Your Community

Join us on Thursday, January 15th, 2015 at 4 -4:30PM ET for the Cooperatives in Your Community webinar.

In this webinar, you will learn how to fully utilize EconEdLink’s two new eBook teaching modules, Consumer Cooperatives and Agricultural Cooperatives. You will learn about:

• The content in each module
• Activity options available
• Key common core elements covered by the modules

If you are teaching economics grades 9-12 than this webinar is for you!

Your Teaching Has Ann Impact!

Thanks to your inspiration, kids from all over the country are acknowledging the importance of financial literacy:

• Hear kids talk about the importance of understanding economics.
• Have you seen Tanvee Patankar? She’s a charismatic student who spoke eloquently at Tedx on why students need to become financially literate. Go to the 2:26:10 mark to see her in action!
• Click here to read about this group of Rhode Island students, and how they, along with the Rhode Island Council for Economic Education, raised the bar for financial literacy in their state.

3 Demonstration Videos for HS Economics Now Available

High School Economics 3rd edition is the leading resource for teaching economics to grades 9-12. By employing an active-learning approach, this best-selling publication brings economic concepts to life.

Watch these demonstration videos to see how teachers utilize select lessons in the classroom, including:

• Lesson 8: Productivity
• Lesson 13: Who Decides Wage Rates?
• Lesson 18: Unemployment Survey

HS Economics is for sale in print and eBook. Click here to order!

This Day in Economic History

Liven up your classroom by integrating historical news items into your economics and personal finance lessons. Discover EconEdLink’s This Day in Economic History.

See January‘s items including:

• January 6th: Reagan’s Gas Tax
• January 7th: First Banks Debuts
• January 8th: Reagan Tweeks Ofces

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POSTED: January 26, 2015 | BY: brendan

By John Jones

In This Issue:

• 2015 Call for Annual Conference Proposals
• 2 New Math in the Real World Lessons Now Available
• AP Micro and AP Macro Economics Bundle: Special Discount
• Your Teaching Has An Impact!
• 3 Demonstration Videos for HS Economics
• This Day in Economic History

2015 Call for Annual Conference Proposals

CEE is now accepting proposals for its 54th Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference, being held October 7-10 at the Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club, in St. Petersburg, Florida

As in past years, CEE will proudly provide an invaluable opportunity for hundreds of teachers to address current economic and financial topics to enable educators to raise the levels of economic and financial literacy among K-12 students.

Click here to submit your proposal. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Wednesday, February 18, 2015.

2 New Math in the Real World Lessons Now Available

Use EconEdLink’s Math in the Real World lessons to teach math concepts in an economic context.

Two new lessons available:

• Using Slope To Compute Opportunity Cost – Interactive Also Available
• How Two Way Tables Are Used To Determine Auto Insurance Deductibles And Premiums

MITRW has 9 lessons total (with more to come!) Full access is available to members of EconEdLink only! Check out all lessons published to date.

AP Micro and AP Macro Economics Bundle: Special Discount

For a limited time, CEE is ofering a special discount on the AP Economics 4th Ed. Teacher Manuals two book set.

Order by February 20th and use coupon code APETM2 to SAVE $10!

About AP Micro and Macro Economics Teacher’s Manual:

• Revised lesson plans meet the need of today’s students and applies economic thinking to current issues
• Macroeconomics and microeconomics separated providing a more intuitive structure and easier navigation of content
• Free downloads of all visuals available

Order Today

Jan 15 Webinar: Cooperatives in Your Community

Join us on Thursday, January 15th, 2015 at 4 -4:30PM ET for the Cooperatives in Your Community webinar.

In this webinar, you will learn how to fully utilize EconEdLink’s two new eBook teaching modules, Consumer Cooperatives and Agricultural Cooperatives. You will learn about:

• The content in each module
• Activity options available
• Key common core elements covered by the modules

If you are teaching economics grades 9-12 than this webinar is for you!

Your Teaching Has Ann Impact!

Thanks to your inspiration, kids from all over the country are acknowledging the importance of financial literacy:

• Hear kids talk about the importance of understanding economics.
• Have you seen Tanvee Patankar? She’s a charismatic student who spoke eloquently at Tedx on why students need to become financially literate. Go to the 2:26:10 mark to see her in action!
• Click here to read about this group of Rhode Island students, and how they, along with the Rhode Island Council for Economic Education, raised the bar for financial literacy in their state.

3 Demonstration Videos for HS Economics Now Available

High School Economics 3rd edition is the leading resource for teaching economics to grades 9-12. By employing an active-learning approach, this best-selling publication brings economic concepts to life.

Watch these demonstration videos to see how teachers utilize select lessons in the classroom, including:

• Lesson 8: Productivity
• Lesson 13: Who Decides Wage Rates?
• Lesson 18: Unemployment Survey

HS Economics is for sale in print and eBook. Click here to order!

This Day in Economic History

Liven up your classroom by integrating historical news items into your economics and personal finance lessons. Discover EconEdLink’s This Day in Economic History.

See January‘s items including:

• January 6th: Reagan’s Gas Tax
• January 7th: First Banks Debuts
• January 8th: Reagan Tweeks Ofces

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POSTED: January 26, 2015 | BY: brendan

By Daniel Thompson

The Council for Economic Education’s 2014 Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas was a rousing success with 475 educators attending the Conference. Attendees included instructors from eight countries, 200 new attendees, and 250 K-12 teachers from 34 states.

Conference goers were able to hear talks from top economists such as Richard W. Fisher and Alan B. Krueger. Fisher, the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke at the Teacher Recognition Luncheon on the importance of education and his perspective on the robust growth of regional economies. Later that day, Krueger, a Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Wilson School at Princeton University, spoke to attendees about the financial crisis of 2008-09 through the lens of behavioral economics.

Check out the video below to see what happened at the 2014 Conference!

We’re gearing up for the 2015 Annual Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Registration will open in May but mark your calendars now for October 7^th – 10^th, 2015! We hope to see you there!

Requests for Proposals are currently available for submission.

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POSTED: January 21, 2015 | BY: brendan

By Daniel Thompson

The Council for Economic Education’s 2014 Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas was a rousing success with 475 educators attending the Conference. Attendees included instructors from eight countries, 200 new attendees, and 250 K-12 teachers from 34 states.

Conference goers were able to hear talks from top economists such as Richard W. Fisher and Alan B. Krueger. Fisher, the President and Chief Executive Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, spoke at the Teacher Recognition Luncheon on the importance of education and his perspective on the robust growth of regional economies. Later that day, Krueger, a Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at the Wilson School at Princeton University, spoke to attendees about the financial crisis of 2008-09 through the lens of behavioral economics.

Check out the video below to see what happened at the 2014 Conference!

We’re gearing up for the 2015 Annual Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Registration will open in May but mark your calendars now for October 7^th – 10^th, 2015! We hope to see you there!

Requests for Proposals are currently available for submission.

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POSTED: January 21, 2015 | BY: brendan

By kwilliams

Most adults can trace the development of their financial lives back to childhood. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau researched more about this topic to determine what the most helpful activities are for children and youth as they learn and grow. This three-article series provides tips for parents of young children, elementary and middle school students, and teenagers and young adults.

Part 3: For parents of teenagers and young adults

The financial world of today isn’t the same world you grew up in. New services and choices are being offered all the time. For your children to navigate the new financial world they’ll face, they need to know when to seek out information and how to evaluate it.

Let your kids safely practice making financial decisions

Your children need practice making money choices, and they could use your guidance. At this age they may be earning some money of their own. Now, as you make benefits choices for next year, think about including your teenager in your decision-making process.

You can help your teenager think about how to use information to make a good decision. If you have benefits fact sheets or Web sites from your employer, sit with your teenager and go through them. Talk through the questions your child has, and ask a few questions of your own:

• What is the most important thing to think about for the family’s health care? Why?
• Have there been any changes in the family since last year that could make a difference to health care? To insurance? To flexible spending dollars?
• What could be the advantages or disadvantages of having benefits deducted from your paycheck, compared to paying the costs on your own?
• How trustworthy is the information you receive? How would you look for further information?

You don’t have to do anything you wouldn’t do normally, when you make your benefits choices. Just by showing your teens how you approach enrollment, you’re helping them practice the decision-making process before their own paychecks are at stake. For more ideas, visit www.consumerfinance.gov/parents.

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POSTED: December 17, 2014 | BY: brendan

By kwilliams

Most adults can trace the development of their financial lives back to childhood. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau researched more about this topic to determine what the most helpful activities are for children and youth as they learn and grow. This three-article series provides tips for parents of young children, elementary and middle school students, and teenagers and young adults.

Part 3: For parents of teenagers and young adults

The financial world of today isn’t the same world you grew up in. New services and choices are being offered all the time. For your children to navigate the new financial world they’ll face, they need to know when to seek out information and how to evaluate it.

Let your kids safely practice making financial decisions

Your children need practice making money choices, and they could use your guidance. At this age they may be earning some money of their own. Now, as you make benefits choices for next year, think about including your teenager in your decision-making process.

You can help your teenager think about how to use information to make a good decision. If you have benefits fact sheets or Web sites from your employer, sit with your teenager and go through them. Talk through the questions your child has, and ask a few questions of your own:

• What is the most important thing to think about for the family’s health care? Why?
• Have there been any changes in the family since last year that could make a difference to health care? To insurance? To flexible spending dollars?
• What could be the advantages or disadvantages of having benefits deducted from your paycheck, compared to paying the costs on your own?
• How trustworthy is the information you receive? How would you look for further information?

You don’t have to do anything you wouldn’t do normally, when you make your benefits choices. Just by showing your teens how you approach enrollment, you’re helping them practice the decision-making process before their own paychecks are at stake. For more ideas, visit www.consumerfinance.gov/parents.

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POSTED: December 17, 2014 | BY: brendan