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Our Mission To provide Virginia s K 12 students with the economic knowledge and financial skills needed to thrive in our dynamic economy Why It Is Important Important for Students What We Do Students will learn real world financial skills they can use now and in the future to make better informed decisions Economic education leads to more informed decision making Who We Are Teach the Teacher This is the most effective efficient model to reach the greatest number of VCEE is a nonprofit organization working as a students Annually we serve 2500 teachers who public private partnership Partners include reach 120 000 students These educators impact businesses foundations individuals universities additional students every year that they continue the Commonwealth of Virginia and local school to teach a strong multiplier effect divisions We are the primary resource for Virginia s K 12 teachers and school divisions seeking training and classroom resources for economic and financial education This is made possible at little or no cost due to generous financial support from VCEE s partners We are an advocate and resource for A new required high school course in Economics and Personal Finance Inclusion of key economic concepts at each grade level K 12 School divisions local and state governments Important for Workforce Development Students who understand the economy and the role they play in a company s bottom line are more productive employees Ensure accessibility to quality teacher training for all Economic education produces a better school districts through affiliated university based equipped workforce to meet challenges of Centers for Economic Education across Virginia a fluctuating global economy Provide intensive training for teachers of the new required high school course through Economics and Personal Finance Institutes Make learning fun and engaging through our programs such as the Governor s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance Mini Economy Day Awards and Scholarships and the Stock Market Game TM Students who understand how the economy works and their role in it become more responsible citizens and voters

Our Mission To provide Virginia s K 12 students with the economic knowledge and financial skills needed to thrive in our dynamic economy Why It Is Important Important for Students What We Do Students will learn real world financial skills they can use now and in the future to make better informed decisions Economic education leads to more informed decision making Who We Are Teach the Teacher This is the most effective efficient model to reach the greatest number of VCEE is a nonprofit organization working as a students Annually we serve 2500 teachers who public private partnership Partners include reach 120 000 students These educators impact businesses foundations individuals universities additional students every year that they continue the Commonwealth of Virginia and local school to teach a strong multiplier effect divisions We are the primary resource for Virginia s K 12 teachers and school divisions seeking training and classroom resources for economic and financial education This is made possible at little or no cost due to generous financial support from VCEE s partners We are an advocate and resource for A new required high school course in Economics and Personal Finance Inclusion of key economic concepts at each grade level K 12 School divisions local and state governments Important for Workforce Development Students who understand the economy and the role they play in a company s bottom line are more productive employees Ensure accessibility to quality teacher training for all Economic education produces a better school districts through affiliated university based equipped workforce to meet challenges of Centers for Economic Education across Virginia a fluctuating global economy Provide intensive training for teachers of the new required high school course through Economics and Personal Finance Institutes Make learning fun and engaging through our programs such as the Governor s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance Mini Economy Day Awards and Scholarships and the Stock Market Game TM Students who understand how the economy works and their role in it become more responsible citizens and voters

Our Mission To provide Virginia s K 12 students with the economic knowledge and financial skills needed to thrive in our dynamic economy Why It Is Important Important for Students What We Do Students will learn real world financial skills they can use now and in the future to make better informed decisions Economic education leads to more informed decision making Who We Are Teach the Teacher This is the most effective efficient model to reach the greatest number of VCEE is a nonprofit organization working as a students Annually we serve 2500 teachers who public private partnership Partners include reach 120 000 students These educators impact businesses foundations individuals universities additional students every year that they continue the Commonwealth of Virginia and local school to teach a strong multiplier effect divisions We are the primary resource for Virginia s K 12 teachers and school divisions seeking training and classroom resources for economic and financial education This is made possible at little or no cost due to generous financial support from VCEE s partners We are an advocate and resource for A new required high school course in Economics and Personal Finance Inclusion of key economic concepts at each grade level K 12 School divisions local and state governments Important for Workforce Development Students who understand the economy and the role they play in a company s bottom line are more productive employees Ensure accessibility to quality teacher training for all Economic education produces a better school districts through affiliated university based equipped workforce to meet challenges of Centers for Economic Education across Virginia a fluctuating global economy Provide intensive training for teachers of the new required high school course through Economics and Personal Finance Institutes Make learning fun and engaging through our programs such as the Governor s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance Mini Economy Day Awards and Scholarships and the Stock Market Game TM Students who understand how the economy works and their role in it become more responsible citizens and voters

VCEE Affiliated University Centers for Economic Education A teacher s effectiveness has more impact on student learning than any other factor controlled by school systems Christopher Newport University Bill Melinda Gates Foundation George Mason University James Madison University When I was in college I didn t get a lot of economics in the education program or social sciences units I went through When I started attending VCEE workshops I found them full of knowledge and activities directly applicable to the classroom Lynchburg College Old Dominion University University of Mary Washington University of Virginia s College at Wise Virginia Commonwealth University Dennis Coan Bedford County public school teacher Virginia Tech There is no other discipline where you ve got a partner with you all the time The better we teach it the better the students learn and we teach it much better with a partner like VCEE Joseph Clement public school teacher Fairfax County Virginia Council on Economic Education 301 West Main Street Box 844000 Richmond VA 23284 4000 804 828 1627 Connect with Us Online www VCEE org facebook at VCEE twitter _VCEE affiliated with Teaching Opportunity