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Join in the effort to make personal finance and economic education a priority in our schools. Donate Today! Incorporating Personal Finance & Economic Education in Our Nation’s Schools. The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading non-profit organization in the United States that focuses on personal finance and economic education for students K-12. By providing kids with the knowledge and vocabulary of money, we give them the essential tools to create financial stability and opportunity for themselves, their families and their communities. In America we spend billions of dollars helping our children master reading, writing and arithmetic. And then we send them out into the world lacking the basic skills to prosper in life: understanding personal finance and economics. in the US do not reach the baseline level of proficiency in financial literacy. We help teachers bring important lessons about personal finance and economics to their students by providing them with free teacher workshops, engaging activities and programs, and hundreds of online lesson plans, tools and videos.. ONE TEACHER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF A CLAS*ROOM OF STUDENTS. Ensure that every child graduates from high school with basic personal finance knowledge to create a fruitful and financially stable life. Get every state to require at least one course in economics and personal finance. Each year over 1 million K-12 teachers and their students visit CEE’s online resource for free personal finance and economic lesson Over 11,000 students participate in the nation’s most prestigious high school economics competition each year. K-5 students gain a real-world understanding of personal finance and economics in CEE's acclaimed K-5 program. in all 50 states provide teacher training and CEE programs in schools across the country. participate in in-person professional development workshops provided by CEE and its affiliates annually. students are reached through CEE programs and CEE-trained teachers.