economics

KFEC Money Academy promotes financial literacy

The KFEC Money Academy is the asynchronous, online financial education platform that the Kentucky Financial Empowerment Commission (KFEC) offers free to high schools across the state to help meet the new financial literacy graduation requirement.

By |2023-10-24T09:49:19-04:00October 24, 2023|

Women’s History Month and economics?

March is Women’s History Month and we often use it to highlight important historical figures like Susan B. Anthony and Rosa Parks, but we shouldn’t forget that economists are making history too!

By |2021-03-03T15:27:23-05:00March 3, 2021|

Cleveland Fed offers resources on personal finance, economics, social studies

Field trips to learn about money. Traveling exhibits about history. Classroom activities on economics and financial literacy. These are just a few of the free resources – aligned with educational standards – that the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland offers to educators, libraries, community organizations and museums.

By |2020-03-05T09:29:35-05:00March 5, 2020|

National Economics Challenge looking for student teams

Registration is open for the National Economics Challenge, which allows student teams to test their knowledge of economics as they compete for prizes at the state and national levels. Students can compete in one of two divisions: one for students new to economics and one for Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and honors students and students who have competed in previous [...]

By |2017-02-01T14:30:33-05:00February 2, 2017|

‘Maverick’ Federal Reserve bank focus of PD

The Louisville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Kentucky Historical Society are offering a professional learning event led by economic historian David C. Wheelock on April 13 in Frankfort. Teachers can learn about 102 years of St. Louis Fed history and explore how to use it in their classrooms. Wheelock is deputy director and a [...]

By |2016-03-09T16:20:40-05:00March 10, 2016|

Stock Market Game teaches economics, investing

Teachers in grades 4-12 may register their students to participate in The Stock Market Game, an interactive, educational simulation and competition that teaches personal finance, economics, technology and team-building skills. It can be used in mathematics, reading, writing, economics, social studies and business classes. Teachers may use the program to reinforce economic and investing concepts and provide real-world applications. Students [...]

By |2015-08-26T15:09:06-04:00August 27, 2015|
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