AN EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION MEETING A CRITICAL NEED
There is a growing public awareness that a higher level of economic literacy is essential to the future economic well-being of our country. The mission of the Colorado Council on Economic Education (CCEE) is to meet this need by promoting and improving economic literacy in Colorado’s schools. The most effective way to provide economic education to the largest number of students is to enhance the knowledge of their teachers.

A typical teacher will reach up to 150 students per year. CCEE accomplishes its mission by offering a wide variety of economics classes for teachers. Graduate continuing education credit is available for nearly all CCEE classes through C.U. at Colorado Springs. CCEE also provides teachers with numerous economic education curriculum resources for their classroom.

Our goal is a society of young people and adults . . .

• who understand that economics is about making people better-off;

• who recognize that a country’s standard of living depends on its ability to produce goods and services;

• who know that people respond to incentives;

• who realize that all decisions have an opportunity cost; and

• who appreciate free enterprise and value our economic freedom.

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO TEACHING ECONOMIC REASONING
CCEE’s approach works because the individual teacher is key to what happens in the classroom. Since most classroom teachers have taken few, if any, college courses in economics, finance or business, most hesitate to introduce even simple economic concepts. In-depth CCEE training and ongoing support services give educators everything they need to make this important subject interesting and relevant.

Part of a national effort
CCEE is part of a coordinated nationwide effort to help America’s young people understand the basic principles that govern a market economy. CCEE is an independent Colorado not-for-profit corporation with IRS 501(c)(3) status. CCEE receives all of its funding from the private sector, including foundations, businesses and individuals who believe in the importance of economic education. As an independent affiliate of the National Council on Economic Education, CCEE belongs to a nationwide network of state councils and more than 200 university-based centers for economic education.