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Welcome The Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) is a non-profit, non-partisan, educational organization founded to promote economic literacy in Mississippi. The MCEE's mission is to meet the critical need of insuring that the K-12 schools and teachers in Mississippi provide quality instruction in economics and personal finance to our young people, that is academically sound and non-partisan. The MCEE provides resources and training to public and private K-12 teachers in Mississippi, empowering educators to teach their students how economics relates to their lives as a worker, citizen and consumer.
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Did You Know? ~Students score 48% on a test of knowledge of personal finance issues before our training and score 86% after completing the program. ~Data from the Mississippi State University Center on Economic Education and Financial Literacy shows that high school students who participate in the Stock Market Game score 8 points higher on the Test of Economic Literacy! ~89 cents of every dollar goes directly to teacher programming. ~For every teacher that is trained, that teacher reaches 100 students the first year and another 100 the next year, and so on .. Want to know more about the MCEE? Click here for our fact sheet.
Click here for MCEE's 2008-2009 Annual Report
Click here for a copy of MCEE's 990
Master Teacher in Economics Registration Now Open for Fall 2010 Click here for a full description of the program and an application. Registration is due September 3, 2010.
Now Taking Applications for the Teacher of the Year! Click here for an application. Entries must be postmarked by August 31, 2010 so do not delay!
MS Banner School in Financial Readiness MDE and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) are partnering to recognize schools as 2010 Mississippi Banner School in Financial Readiness. To receive this honor, eligible schools will have to demonstrate that they have successfully prepared students economically and financially to participate in the real world. Click here for an application.
Compound Interest Calculator
The Compound Interest Calculator visually shows students the dramatic affect that compounding can have on investments. This interactive can be used to supplement multiple lessons within the Learning, Earning and Investing publication. Teacher's Guide (PDF - 50KB)
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