Category Archives: What’s new at CCEE

Congratulations Jim Charkins for being honored with the 2012 Hilda Taba Award

CCEE Executive Chairman wins prestigious social studies award. The award was named for Hilda Taba, a professor at San Francisco State University who significantly influenced education and is internationally renowned for her work in “concept development” in the social studies. … Continue reading

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2011 Chairman’s Letter

“Economic education is just as important as learning how to read and write.” — Thomas M. Hoenig, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City On behalf of the tens of thousands of California students who benefited from our … Continue reading

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One man’s quest to help kids stay in school

We recently discovered Skullastic, a Los Angeles-based company delivering an “It’s cool to say in school” message to students. Skullastic wraps this message in school supplies with cool graphics that kids love. For example, Buffy the Vampire Stapler and BFF … Continue reading

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Teaching Kids Money Smarts

May 10, 2011 — California Council on Economic Education Executive Director Jim Charkins was featured in an Investor’s Business Daily article about how to teach kids about money using resources available on the web. The article noted MoneyWiseTeen.org is a no-cost online … Continue reading

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April Is Financial Literacy Month

We are kicking off Financial Literacy month at the Financial Literacy Conference for Educators, a one-day conference focused on the fact that only educators can bring personal finance education into the classroom. The California Council on Economic Education will present … Continue reading

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