Greetings!
In the past, you have received a
printed version of our Quarterly Newsletter. We are excited to take it
online! Instead, you'll receive this email quarterly as an update on
the impact your Economics Center is having on our community.
Sincerely, Jaclyn Smith
Economics Center
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2,000 High School Students learn personal finance through the Economics Center's Financial
Education Initiative (FEI)
FEI
has been offering teachers professional development and has developed a model high school
financial education course.
To
date, hundreds of teachers have
been trained and introduced to new teaching materials in topics such as
budgeting, investing, risk and insurance.
"I
really enjoyed the Economics Center's financial education session the past two
days. I cannot wait to go through all the great materials." -Jennifer Wiegele, St. Xavier High School
More exciting FEI News! - Students who took the FEI model course at Reading High School increased their score on a basic financial literacy test from an average of 50% to 80%.
- The University of Cincinnati is now offering two college credits to high school students that enroll in this rigorous course. This year, approximately 2,000 students will be enrolled in the
FEI model course. Reading, Mason and Madeira are districts
which have made this course mandatory for all students.
Contact John Morris at 513.556.5198 or email john.morris@uc.edu to find out what your school district is doing to meet the new high school financial education graduation requirements.  Read the full story.
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28 High School
Juniors from 18 Local Schools Learn Economics in a Rigorous College Course: Today's Learners, Tomorrow's Leaders
This
summer, the Economics Center enrolled 28 high
school juniors from all across the region into Today's Learners, Tomorrow's
Leaders (TL2), a 3-week microeconomics course at the University of Cincinnati.This rigorous summer program was developed by the Center to educate a
cadre of young students about economics and the Cincinnati community.
Students had the opportunity to: Tour
local businesses such as Clovernook Center for the Blind, CitiGroup Financial
Services, Toyota Manufacturing and Procter & Gamble.
Take a bus tour of Cincinnati to learn about the economic beginnings of Cincinnati and how
we became the great city we are today.
"This experience has greatly impacted my life and has inspired
me to start my own business and gain more knowledge of business as a
whole."
-Stephen Bishop, Student, Walnut Hills High School
Read the full story.
To check out photos from the program, click here.
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Community Support Makes an
Impact on K-12 Education
The
Center has worked hard to get local and national
organizations on board to help the Center carry out its mission to build a
vibrant community by inspiring students through economic and financial
education. Recently, there have been three major contributions from the Charles
H. Dater Foundation, Citigroup Credit Services and US Bank. US Bank has been a major contributor for 10 years.
To
learn how the Economics Center plans to impact your community with this investment, click here.
Support the Center and
contribute to financial and economics education in K-12 schools.
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