Vol 1 Iss 9
InvestWrite Winner Announced!
The Kansas Council for Economic Education was notified that a student in one of our schools had been recognized for their essay in the InvestWrite program of the Stock Market Game. We were very excited to hear this and were able to recognize this student in front of her peers during an all school assembly. You can read all about it in our blog post
Life Smarts Challenge
LifeSmarts Varsity State Champions are Iola high School. They are going to Seattle! Click here for a look at our blog. You can view pictures on Facebookhere. Be sure to share these links with your students. Thank you to our supporters at&t, Kansas Office of the State Banking Commissioner and the LiFE Fund.
Remember State Junior Varsity (Middle School) Championship is Wednesday, April 29 on the WSU Campus.
Econ Challenge
High School State Championships are April 1 at WSU.
Personal Finance Challenge
State High School Championship is Wednesday, April 8 at WSU Rhatigan Student Center. Middle School Championship is Wednesday, April 15 at WSU Rhatigan Student Center.
Economic Poster Contest
Economic Posters have started to come in the mail. Be sure to get your students involved! The Economic Poster Contest is for Students K - 8. Visit our website for more information and to see last years winners. More than 1000 students participated across Kansas. Deadline for entries is April 6, 2015. There are free resources for Teachers who submit 13 or more entries from their classroom.
Council for Economic Education (CEE) is seeking teachers
The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is seeking teachers in grades 4 to 12 who will have their students take one of the CEE’s three new personal finance tests:
- Test of Financial Literacy (TFL) for grades 11 to 12. (50 test items)
- Test of Financial Knowledge (TFK) for grades 7 to 9. (45 test items)
- Basic Finance Test (BFT) for grades 4 to 6. (35 test items)
The testing will be conducted nationwide using CEE’s Online Assessment Center. The test is all multiple-choice and should take a class period. A few demographic questions are asked at the end of the test to be used for overall analysis. The CEE will ensure the privacy of students and not know their names. Teachers register their students with anonymous codes and only they know their identity.
If you are interested in participating please fill out this short survey about your students and the class(es) you are teaching. Once completed you will receive a confirmation with brief instructions on how to proceed.
Dillons Community Rewards
You may have heard about the Dillons Community Rewards program. The Kansas Council for Economic Education is now a part of this community. You can register your Dillons card with the KCEE account and KCEE will receive monies from the Dillons organization. Visit this website, log in to your Dillons account or create a new one online. click Enroll Now and enter the five digit number for KCEE 74404. Thank you.
Annual Report
The Kansas Council for Economic Education Annual Report for Fiscal Year 14 is available at this link.
Economic Outlook Conferences
The Center for Economic and Business Research (CEDBR) at WSU has several Economic Outlook Conferences scheduled for this fall across Kansas. I would encourage you to attend and tell your students about it. The conferences will feature national, state and local community information about business climate and growth. The CEDBR is an excellent resource too for local economic information that you can use in your classroom. Visit their website and sign-up for their newsletter.
Thank you for using KCEE resources to teach economic and personal finance in your classroom. Thank you to our investors for making this possible. KCEE impacts the LiFE of a Teacher, a Student and a Community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Matt Johnson, CFRE
VP Development & Communications
Kansas Council for Economic Education
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