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NCCEE hosted two more successful Family Financial Fun Nights yesterday with the help of some incredible volunteers! Family Financial Fun Nights are after-school events that teach money management skills through hands on activities. 236 students and family members attended and improved their personal finance skills. For Red Springs High School, students and their families participated […]
NCCEE had a great time with elementary teachers from all around the state at Meredith College! During “Teaching Economics Using Children’s Literature” 36 attendants learned how to incorporate books like The Giving Tree, The Berenstain Bears, and Those Shoes into fun, and interactive lesson plans for grades K-5! Teachers participated in activities like breaking down […]
NCCEE has been hosting fun, financial literacy nights for elementary and high school students and their families. Family Financial Fun Nights are after-school events that teach money management skills through hands on activities. Broadwell College of Business had a turnout of 157 attendants from two neighboring high schools. Students and family members had a great […]
A workshop giving new economic perspectives on American history was held at Salem/Forsyth County Education Building with 32 high school teachers in attendance. Presenters Scott Niederjohn and Mark Schug gave an in depth look into how economics played a role in significant points of American history. Attendants were given two different classroom sets of textbooks, […]
Governor Roy Cooper has declared that October is Economic Education Month in North Carolina. Read the full proclamation here, and see our Events page and social media channels for Econ Ed Month offerings.
Teachers asked and NCCEE answered! Today begins the kickoff of the comprehensive, virtual club for educators to gain extra EPF resources to use in their classroom. Every month, Content Club will focus on a new subject area such as “thinking like an economist” or “trade and interdependence.” The hour-long workshop will be interactive, and teachers […]
In 2019, the EPF Institute was developed in response to North Carolina passing House Bill 924, making Economics and Personal Finance a mandatory course for high school students. The impact so far? To date, 1,773 North Carolina educators have improved their comprehension and confidence in teaching the course by attending the 40-hour training. Every year, 305,972 […]
Educators across the state attended the summer EPF Institute to prepare themselves to teach Economics and Personal Finance, a course that was made mandatory in order to graduate high school starting in 2019. The class focuses on preparing students for life after high school by focusing on key understandings of personal finance and economics, as […]
Invest in My Education’s holistic approach will combine scholarships, individual support, mentoring, and community grants to facilitate economic mobility for Black and Latinx students. New initiative commits $250M to reach up to 50,000 students over its first five years. Read the full press release here.
January 26, 2023 Sandy Wheat, 919-791-1995, swheat@ncce.org Congratulations to all Stock Market Game™ students and teachers during the 2022 fall semester! We announce the state champions and regional winning teams with great distinction. The Stock Market Game™ (SMG) is made possible by generous funding from our program partners at Ally and the Coastal Credit Union Foundation. […]
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