Economics Arkansas (through the Arkansas Council on Economic Education)
is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, educational
organization founded in 1962 to promote economic
literacy in Arkansas.
The mission of Economics Arkansas is to promote economic literacy and the economic-way
of thinking to PreK-12 students in Arkansas by
empowering educators to teach the fourth “r,” real
life economics.
Real Life economics teaches students:
- To invest in their human capital, opening opportunities to the American Dream.
- Decision-making skills and the costs associated with each decision.
- Financial skills to better manage their resources in the future.
- About the global market and their future roles as producers and consumers.
Economic education is real-life, because all
young people will grow up and become part of
the marketplace. Economics Arkansas provides resources
and training to PreK-12 teachers in both public
and independent schools in Arkansas. Our belief
is that through training teachers, the multiplier
effect is achieved. Each school year, the training
a teacher receives through Economics Arkansas can impact
new children.
Our vision is to
create a state of people with the real-life
skills they need to succeed: to think and choose
responsibly as individuals, consumers, savers,
investors, citizens, members of the workforce,
and to be effective participants in both their
local communities and the global economy. Economic
literacy is essential to improve the standard
of living for all Arkansans, and essential to increase economic development opportunities for Arkansas.
Economics Arkansas (through the Arkansas Council on Economic Education) is affiliated with Council
for Economic Education and participates
in the EconomicsAmerica and EconomicsInternational
Programs.
Economics Arkansas collaborates with six university-based
centers for economic education, which are also
affiliates of the National Council, and the
Polly M. Jackson Master Economics Teachers
in Arkansas. The partnership strives to meet
the needs of teachers by providing training,
educational
materials and curriculum reform in economics
for Arkansas' schools.
Arkansas School Districts partnering with Economics Arkansas's EconomicsAmerica
program receive in-depth economic education
training and consulting assistance for their
teachers and administrators.
Arkansas educators have a history of winning
numerous national awards for excellence in
teaching economic education.
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