The mission of the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Economic Education is to promote high quality teaching of Economics and Consumer Economics at all levels of schooling (K-12 and community college). It does this by providing training in Economics and Consumer Education for current and prospective teachers, outreach to community groups, and through research in this field.
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The Center offers teachers and school districts, and community organizations the curriculum resources and training to teach the fundamental concepts and skills needed to understand and succeed in our market economy. We are part of the Economic Illinois and the Council for Economic Education, a network of educators that is recognized across the country as the premier provider of economic education professional development programs for teachers, curriculum consulting, curriculum materials, and student economic education programs. Our programs integrate the teaching of economics (including consumer economics) throughout the curriculum. We also offer training in economics courses and in providing economics and financial literacy programs, helping schools develop a comprehensive curriculum for economics.
The UIC Center for Economic Education is involved in: