Economic Education

Central Bank History

• Central Banking in the United States

Programs

• Student Essay Contest
  2007-2008 Essay Contest Finalists
  2007-2008 Topic: Hamilton vs. Jefferson: Whose economic vision was better?
• Economics Challenge
  Test your economic knowledge
• Student Congress on Economic Issues
  
• Tour the Minneapolis Fed

Curriculum Resources

• Federal Reserve System
  
  FederalReserveEducation.org provides instructional materials and tools to increase teachers' and students' understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics and personal finances. Resources include publications and videos, online learning and links to Federal Reserve System and other economic education web sites. Also on this site:
• FED101
  An interactive site that provides an overview of the history and organization of the Federal Reserve System, monetary policy and federal regulations and services provided to depository institutions.
• Personal Financial Education
  Includes information on topics such as consumer banking, consumer protection, homes and mortgages, interest rates, loans, and credit.
• Teacher Resources
  
  
• Minneapolis Fed
  
  

  What is a Dollar Worth? — computes the value in current dollars of a good or service purchased in a previous year

  Financial Education Resources, organizations that provide personal finance information and assistance.
  
  “Our Money” — curriculum unit

  Economic Literacy Project

• National Council on Economic Education
  
  National Directory of Councils on Economic Education and their Affiliated Centers

  EconEdLink

  Center for Economic Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha
  Resources for economics teachers
  K-Ph.D., including links to grant information.