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- The Champion for
Teaching and Learning Economics
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- Economics is about choices- More than 1.5 million families filed for
personal bankruptcy last year. 45% of college students are in credit
card debt, with the average credit card debt being more than $3,000.
- Economic education is essential for informed and active citizenship- 40
million Americans are “unbanked.”
- Economics is about personal finance- More than half of American
families live from paycheck to paycheck.
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- These Econ Challenge Kids Know About Money, Markets, and Investing for
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- It’s about the everyday business of life. It’s about trade-offs. It
touches every aspect of living.
- Economic education supports a well-functioning, informed democracy.
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