Most every day, TV news or the front page of the newspaper has a feature about the financial markets or the economy.
Chances are slim that they do.
This legislation would provide funds to the states through the NCEE and its nationwide Network of State Councils to support new teaching materials and training programs, resources for schools, evaluation and research, school-based student activities, and student and teacher exchanges. To raise awareness for this milestone legislation, NCEE hosted an event to introduce members of Congress to 30 of its State Council Directors, as well as visiting economics teachers from Siberia who participate in NCEE's EconomicsInternational program. Also attending are Kali Kurdy and David Kaplan, high school economics teachers and winners of the NCEE-Nasdaq Educational Foundation National Teaching Awards. Beginning this time last year, NCEE and the Nasdaq Educational Foundation invited high school teachers to enter a competition for innovation in EconEd. Ms. Kurdy's winning project consisted of an economic summit for her students, imparting not only the economics but also the politics of international trade.