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The Arizona Council on Economic Education was honored to receive the 2024 JAG IMPACT Award. Through dynamic lessons, engaging competitions, and innovative programs, ACEE helps students connect classroom learning to real-world applications. By collaborating with Jobs for Arizona’s Graduates, ACEE has provided invaluable resources and opportunities that inspire growth, build confidence, and prepare students for … Read more

ACEE’s inaugural teacher conference united Arizona educators to share strategies for teaching economics and financial literacy. PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, October 22, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The inaugural Financial Literacy and Economic Education teacher conference hosted by the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE) brought together K-12 Arizona educators statewide to share best teaching strategies and … Read more

Committed to empowering young women in finance, the Arizona Council on Economic Education hosts its second Invest In Girls cohort to close the gender gap. In a powerful initiative to address the gender gap in finance, the Arizona Council on Economic Education (ACEE) began their second cohort of the Invest in Girls (IIG) program. IIG, … Read more

ACEE is pleased to have been selected to receive a $5,000 donation from Cox Charities. This marks the 28th year that Cox employees, through Cox Charities, have raised funds to help the communities in which they live and work. Since 1996, Cox Arizona employees have raised over $10.5 million in grants for local Arizona nonprofits. … Read more

Seventh Grader Leah Gentes Places 1st in Arizona in the SIFMA Foundation’s Spring 2024 National InvestWrite® Competition Read the full press release here:

Twelfth Grader Ava Stevenson Places First in Arizona in the SIFMA Foundation’s Spring 2024 National InvestWrite® Competition Read the full press release here:

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

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

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

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