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Phoenix, Arizona July 18, 2022 – We could all learn something from twelfth-grader Ashlynn Luzier and seventh-grader McKinley Johnston. At only 18 and 12 years old, the Arizona students developed investment strategies primed for long-term financial success.

Director of student programs at the Arizona Council on Economic Education reads a story to some of the campers during their classroom period of Counting Takedowns’ week-long wrestling and economics camp at Sunnyside High School, Tucson, Ariz., June 14, 2022.

Three of Sunnyside’s standout wrestlers have teamed up with a state agency to host a wrestling and financial literacy camp for underserved youth in their community. Counting Takedowns, which runs from June 14-18, will host 60 Tucson students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Washington, DC, May 19, 2022 – SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation today announced the winning teams and congratulated over 7,000 students who competed in the 2022 Capitol Hill Challenge (CHC), a national financial education program underwritten by the Charles Schwab Foundation.

Phoenix, Arizona – During the April Financial Literacy month, the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE) hosted the annual Mayors’ Challenge for Economic Education. This one-of-a-kind statewide program for middle and high school students to showcase skills to solve real life financial and economic problems was held at Mesa Community College, with support from business … Read more

GLENDALE, Ariz., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Managing the demands of daily family life rarely leaves time for lesson planning. As a result, parents often look for teachable moments as they happen. To support parents in their search for teachable moments, The Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE) collaborated with the Peoria Unified School District … Read more

PHOENIX, Feb. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — What does the Super Bowl teach students about choices, finance, and the economy? During the Super Bowl week, nearly 900 Arizona students from public, charter, and tribal schools statewide demonstrated their financial, economic, and entrepreneurship knowledge and skills through artwork, career exploration, and budget simulation activities hosted by the … Read more

Phoenix, Arizona – Jacob Gold & Associates, Inc., also known as JG&A, is sponsoring $10,000 to offer the Stock Market Game™ program to 4th to 12th graders from low- to moderate-income families in Arizona the opportunity to learn investing.

Phoenix, Arizona – After more than seven years of outstanding service with the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE), Jen Mozilo is leaving her role as Director of Operations later this month to spend more time with her family but she will remain on the ACEE advisory board. Jen has been instrumental in the growth … Read more