Young Innovator Paves Way to Financial Freedom Through Investing – Leah Gents
Seventh Grader Leah Gentes Places 1st in Arizona in the SIFMA Foundation’s Spring 2024 National InvestWrite® Competition Read the full press release here:
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Young Innovator Paves Way to Financial Freedom Through Investing – Ava Stevenson
Twelfth Grader Ava Stevenson Places First in Arizona in the SIFMA Foundation’s Spring 2024 National InvestWrite® Competition Read the full press release here:
OneAZ Credit Union donates $150,000 in community impact grants
ACEE is thrilled to be one of the recipients of OneAZ Credit Union’s Community Impact Grants! Thank you, OneAZ Credit Union, for supporting our mission to advance financial literacy and economic education in Arizona. “The OneAZ Community Impact Grant program embodies OneAZ’s commitment to being a catalyst for positive change in the communities we serve,” … Read more
Arizona Teens Innovate at Freedom Center’s Summer Entrepreneurship Academy, Joint with UA’s McGuire Center
Who says learning stops in the summer? High school students from across Arizona recently completed a dynamic week-long Summer Entrepreneurship Academy designed for aspiring teen entrepreneurs. This immersive program, sponsored by the University of Arizona’s Freedom Center and the McGuire Entrepreneurship Center, offered a unique blend of education and hands-on experience. Throughout the week, participants … Read more
Arizona students place in the top 10 in the SIFMA Capitol Hill Challenge
Washington, DC, May 20, 2024 – SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation today announced the winning teams and congratulated the 4,000 students competing in the 2024 Capitol Hill Challenge, a national financial education program underwritten by the Charles Schwab Foundation. SIFMA and the SIFMA Foundation will host the ten-top performing CHC teams at a reception in the … Read more
Volunteer Spotlight – Daniel Sciortino
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? One thing I will always remember from my childhood was watching my mother pack a bag with clothes when leaving for work. When asked she explained that she was taking them to a homeless woman she talked to everyone morning in the train station. The … Read more
High School Teams Earn National Honors in America’s Top Economics Competition
What are two actions that the Federal Reserve might take to combat inflation? If the average cost of producing four cars is $20,000 and the average cost of producing five cars is $22,000, what is the marginal cost of producing the fifth car? Racing to answer more than 20 rapid-fire questions like those in just … Read more
Kofa economics students earn top-tier scores in Personal Finance Challenge
Kofa High School students were featured in an article in the Yuma Sun! Read the article at the link below.
Record-Breaking Student Turnout for ACEE Stock Market Game
As the school year concludes, the Arizona Council on Economic Education celebrates a record-breaking surge in participation for the SIFMA Stock Market Game. The Stock Market Game is a gift that keeps on giving.” — Rita McLaughlin, Director of FINRA’s Investor Education FoundationGLENDALE, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES, May 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — As the school year … Read more
Teacher Spotlight Rae Wodarcyk
Q: How did your family and culture influence who you are today? Growing up, my parents instilled the importance of education to me and my four siblings. We were taught to work hard and to try to learn as much as we could. My family encouraged me to study engineering and I have a Bachelor’s … Read more
