Upcoming Events

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

The Personal Finance Challenge is a state and national competition for middle and high school students designed as an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge of Personal Finance by competing with other students across the state in a web-based multiple-choice examination. Middle school students compete statewide and high school students compete for a chance to advance to the state championship round and ultimately the national competition.

Fall Online Testing open November 17-December 17

The National Economics Challenge is a state, regional and national competition for high school students designed to increase their understanding of and interest in economics and finance. Students compete in teams for a chance to win prizes and a trip to New York City to compete in the national finals.

Fall Online Testing open November 17-December 17

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Family Financial Fun Nights are financial literacy based events for the whole family! These events include activities designed to introduce financial literacy concepts like budgeting, saving, income, investing, and insurance in a fun and age appropriate way. Activities can be offered for children from Kindergarten-12th grades. Additionally, resources and materials on choosing a bank account, reducing debt, building and improving credit, and other important financial literacy topics are offered for attending parents. Find something for everyone at a Family Financial Fun Night in your area!

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Family Financial Fun Nights are financial literacy based events for the whole family! These events include activities designed to introduce financial literacy concepts like budgeting, saving, income, investing, and insurance in a fun and age appropriate way. Activities can be offered for children from Kindergarten-12th grades. Additionally, resources and materials on choosing a bank account, reducing debt, building and improving credit, and other important financial literacy topics are offered for attending parents. Find something for everyone at a Family Financial Fun Night in your area!

Calling all elementary teachers! Enhance your classroom experience with our upcoming PD session focused on seamlessly integrating personal finance and economic topics with children’s literature. Participants will receive expertly crafted lesson plans to make these concepts come alive in their classroom, along with a complete box set of Owning the Dash kids’ books to enrich their teaching toolkit. These books, written by North Carolina author Anthony Delauney, cover a variety of topics like saving, budgeting, and supply and demand and feature a diverse cast of characters. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your teaching strategies!

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

This virtual EPF Institute will meet on 1/28, 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, and 2/25 for five total meetings. Attendees will be required to attend and be actively engaged from 8am-4pm on each listed date, meaning teachers will not be able to manage students in the classroom simultaneously. NCCEE will provide sub-pay reimbursement up to and not exceeding $500.

Do your students like to play games? Do they like to compete? Let’s integrate economics and personal finance with an element of competition! In this workshop for middle and high school teachers, attendees will hear an overview of the Stock Market Game, the Economics Challenge and the Personal Finance Challenge. Attendees will learn how to use the competitions to engage students while improving understanding of economics and personal finance concepts. We will provide turnkey lesson plans for each competition, as well as guides for how to implement these in your classroom.

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Family Financial Fun Nights are financial literacy based events for the whole family! These events include activities designed to introduce financial literacy concepts like budgeting, saving, income, investing, and insurance in a fun and age appropriate way. Activities can be offered for children from Kindergarten-12th grades. Additionally, resources and materials on choosing a bank account, reducing debt, building and improving credit, and other important financial literacy topics are offered for attending parents. Find something for everyone at a Family Financial Fun Night in your area!

This professional development session helps NC middle school teachers confidently integrate economics, personal finance, and entrepreneurship within the Social Studies standards. Participants will explore practical strategies, classroom-ready activities, and real-world applications that make these concepts engaging and relevant for students. Educators will leave with tools and ideas they can immediately use to strengthen instruction and support student success.

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Family Financial Fun Nights are financial literacy based events for the whole family! These events include activities designed to introduce financial literacy concepts like budgeting, saving, income, investing, and insurance in a fun and age appropriate way. Activities can be offered for children from Kindergarten-12th grades. Additionally, resources and materials on choosing a bank account, reducing debt, building and improving credit, and other important financial literacy topics are offered for attending parents. Find something for everyone at a Family Financial Fun Night in your area!

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Invest in Girls (IIG) is a financial literacy program for high school young women that aims to increase financial literacy and increase interest in careers in the financial services industry among young women. Students participating in IIG attend content workshops throughout the school year where they learn personal finance information and pre-professional skills. At the end of the program, participating students have the opportunity to attend an Industry Visit where they dive deeper into finance career options, hear from keynote speakers, and practice skills like networking. Interested in having IIG come to your school? Contact us! 

Students participating in the Invest in Girls program will attend for a day of career exploration and continued financial literacy education. This event is by invitation only.

The National Economics Challenge is a state, regional and national competition for high school students designed to increase their understanding of and interest in economics and finance. Students compete in teams for a chance to win prizes and a trip to New York City to compete in the national finals.

Spring Online Testing open January 20th-March 27th

The Personal Finance Challenge is a state and national competition for middle and high school students designed as an opportunity for students to demonstrate their knowledge of Personal Finance by competing with other students across the state in a web-based multiple-choice examination. Middle school students compete statewide and high school students compete for a chance to advance to the state championship round and ultimately the national competition.

Spring Online Testing open January 20th-March 27th

The Stock Market Game™ (SMG) gives students the chance to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in a real-time portfolio while they compete against their peers across the state. They think they’re playing a game. We know they’re utilizing technology to improve math scores and learn economic, financial, and business concepts all while building 21st century skills that will last a lifetime. Follow up the SMG experience by entering InvestWrite, a national essay competition which adds a language arts and critical thinking component to the SMG experience.

Fall and Spring Sessions cost $15/team for up to 5 members and year-long costs are $25/team for up to 5 members. Limited scholarship funding is available for participation at no cost to students in Title 1 schools, schools where greater than 50% of the population qualifies for free and reduced lunch, and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Spring session open January 20-April 10

Top qualifying teams will compete for the Personal Finance Challenge State Championship. This event is by invitation only.

Teams from the Personal Finance Challenge, Economics Challenge, and Stock Market Game in the western half of the state will be recognized for their achievements.

Teams from the Personal Finance Challenge, Economics Challenge, and Stock Market Game in the eastern half of the state will be recognized for their achievements.