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In a conversation with economics correspondent Paul Solman, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew addresses jobs and economic growth -- issues paramount to most Americans -- as well the political fight over automatic spending cuts, the impl...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Despite a rosier jobs picture in April, for Americans ages 55 or older who have been unemployed long-term, the prospect of finding work is greatly limited. Economic correspondent Paul Solman explores why older workers face jobless...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Join CEE for an introduction to our National Standards for Financial Literacy. Stephen Buckles, member of the standards writing committee, will lead you through the development of, philosophy behind, and intended use of the standa...
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Grades: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Are mature entrepreneurs on the rise? Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to older workers who decided to pursue their own business dreams later in life.
AIR DATE: April 22, 2013
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
This lesson focuses on the March 20, 2013, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal Reserve monetary policy goals and actions. Specifically, the lesson reports the t...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported March 15, 2013, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for the month of February, 2013. Students will read the BLS report, analyze the mean...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson teaches students about scarcity and standard of living. In the book "No Room for a Sneeze", a folktale retold by Robyn Supraner, a farmer and his wife must deal with scarcity in their home so they turn to the Wiseman f...
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Grades: K-2
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Economic correspondent Paul Solman reports on an American-born product hit hard by globalization: the surfboard. In Southern California, U.S.-based manufacturers fear they will soon be wiped out by competing, foreign companies due...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
What better way to address Common Core standards in Reading Informational Text than by meeting a gentleman that changed the world of technology!
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Grades: 3-5
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
In this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
This lesson focuses on the second estimate of U.S. real gross domestic product for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2012, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on February 28, 2013. The current data and historical GD...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Gary Norman Petmecky, Teacher-in-Residence at the Georgia Council on Economic Education, will discuss some changes and improvements that have been made to the Council for Economic Education's 4th edition of Advanced Placement Econ...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Gary Norman Petmecky, Teacher-in-Residence at the Georgia Council on Economic Education, will discuss some changes and improvements that have been made to the Council for Economic Education’s 4th edition of Advanced Placement Ec...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a college education is rising, but so are the benefits. In this lesson, students will begin by learning the relationship betwe...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Lesson
Will the Chinese economy continue its torrid pace of growth and overtake the U.S.'s top status? Or is it a bubble destined to burst, taking the world economy down with it? Paul Solman interviews a highly-respected China "bull" and...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
The average age of Vita Needle's workers is 74 years old, and that's no accident. The manufacturing company has intentionally hired seniors -- a decision that has increased profits and benefited older workers who often have a hard...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Is saving money during the holidays smart or Scrooge-ish? Is shopping a way of forging social bonds and expressing your freedom or is it giving in to crass commercialism? Following the lessons of some "economist Christmas carols,"...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Between paying now or paying later, Americans have just about always preferred debt to taxes. Paul Solman talks to Simon Johnson of the MIT Sloan School of Management about his new book "White House Burning," which chronicles the ...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
While tax breaks are popular, their future may be limited. Congressional leaders are deliberating on how they can increase revenue in order to bring down the deficit, and deductions may be on the chopping block. Paul Solman explor...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
Type: Interactive Tool
Cell phone bills are up 30 percent since 2009. So are cable television bills. Big companies are inserting tiny fees that add up to a lot and their profits do not reflect market competition. In fact, quite the opposite. Economics c...
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Grades: 9-12
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Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) |
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