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Mission Statement The mission of the Center for Economic Education in the Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, is to promote high quality teaching of Economics and Consumer Economics at all levels of schooling (K-12 and junior college) in the State of Illinois. It does this through the provision of training in Economic Education for current and prospective teachers of Economics and Consumer Economics, as well as community groups, and through research in this field. Students should become: 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 Illinois Council on Economic Education and the National Council on 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: |
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Department of Economics
601 S. Morgan Street, Room 2130 (M/C 144)
Chicago, Illinois 60607-7121