Maryland Council on Economic Education

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Celebrating 70 Years

"If Americans are to grapple successfully with problems ranging from the family budget to the national budget, the teaching of economics in schools must be strengthened. But our schools have been handicapped because too many of their teachers have had too little opportunity to develop their own understanding of economics.

Clearly, an economic workshop for teachers and schools administrators is the first step toward solving the problem of general economic education."

In 1953, with those thoughts in mind, educators, business leaders and representatives of labor and agriculture came together to create the Maryland Committee on Economic Education (now known as the Maryland Council on Economic Education). Seventy years later we are still equipping educators with the knowledge, skills, and resources they need to teach economics and personal finance in Maryland's K-12 schools.

MCEE's first workshop on economic education was held on the Goucher College campus in August 1954. Sixty teachers and administrators from all parts of Maryland attended.

Join us this 2023-2024 school year as we look back through the years and celebrate the millions of students we have impacted throughout the last 70 years. We will be sharing photos and stories, as well as hosting special events throughout the year.

October 2023

National Economic Education Month

The month of October is nationally recognized as Economic Education Month! Observance promotes the importance of teaching economic education in our schools. MCEE will be hosting special workshops and educator events all month long!

April 2024

National Financial Education Month

National Financial Education Month places the importance of learning about finances and the tools to learn about them right in the classroom. No matter the age, providing the know-how and resources to children will give them the power to make smart decisions now and in the future.

May 15, 2024

Annual Student Achievement Awards Luncheon

Each year, we bring students and teachers from across Maryland together with members of the philanthropic and business community to celebrate the life changing programs and student achievement that has taken place in classrooms throughout the school year.

June 25, 2024

Maryland Financial and Economic Educator Summit

Educators from across Maryland experience an intensive, day-long conference that offers more than 20 professional development workshops! Sessions are led by educators, researchers, partners, and members of the business community on a wide variety of personal finance and economics topics.

Our work to promote economics and personal finance education in Maryland's K-12 schools is only possible because of the people and organizations who financially support our mission. Please make a gift now to help ensure another 70 years of economics and personal finance education. Maryland teachers and students are counting on you!

MCEE
Towson University
8000 York Rd.
Towson, MD 21252-0001

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