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Established in 1975, the Foundation for Teaching Economics’ mission is to introduce young individuals to an economic way of thinking about national and international issues, and to promote excellence in economic education by helping teachers of economics become more effective educators.Ìý ÎäËÉ´óÕ½Å˽ðÁ« focuses its efforts on the secondary education level and provides programs and teaching resources which target primarily, but not exclusively, the social studies curriculum.

ÎäËÉ´óÕ½Å˽ðÁ« is known nationally for its emphasis on active learning and the engaging activities and lessons used to teach economics. ÌýAll lessons and programs are correlated with both the Common Core state standards and all 50 standards in economic education.

A unique feature of ÎäËÉ´óÕ½Å˽ðÁ« student programs is the integration of economics content with leadership development. ÌýParticipants learn to use economic reasoning skills as part of their decision-making process.

ÎäËÉ´óÕ½Å˽ðÁ« operates a subsidiary of , a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization based in Washington, DC.

If you would like to support ÎäËÉ´óÕ½Å˽ðÁ« and its mission, you can do so by to make a donation.

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