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EconomicsWisconsin is a non-profit, non-partisan organization governed by a Board of Directors made up of business and professional leaders, educators, and representatives from agriculture and labor. EconomicsWisconsin is the brand name and logo for the Wisconsin Council on Economic Education. Click Here For Staff Contact Information
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Business, labor, and education coming together to provide resources to teach students
financial literacy and economic understanding.
Our goals are to prepare Wisconsin's next generation to:
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Understand how our economy works.
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Make informed choices as employees, managers, consumers and citizens.
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Become knowledgeable and productive members of the workforce.
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Maintain the institutions of democracy and a market economy.
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Make Wisconsin's businesses more competitive in today's global economy.
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About Us
As the world's economy becomes more complex, it is vitally important that children - the leaders of tomorrow - gain a good understanding of basic economic principles. Since 1963, EconomicsWisconsin has helped elementary and secondary teachers gain competence and confidence teaching about our free market economic system.
Nearly 4,000 teachers annually participate in the programs of EconomicsWisconsin. Our programs help prepare students to:
- Understand how our economy works
- Make informed choices as employees, consumers and citizens
- Become knowledgeable and productive members of the workforce
- Maintain the institutions of democracy and a market economy
- Make Wisconsin's businesses more competitive in today's global economy
When Wisconsin's students are armed with this knowledge and understanding, they are well on their way to becoming tomorrow's leaders. And that benefits all of us.
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Wisconsin Council on Economic Education
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