Minnesota Council on Economic Education

Big news econ fans! Bill Bosshardt returns to Minnesota to join MCEE! https://z.umn.edu/BillB

Please join us in congratulating High School Teacher of the Year award winner Dean Simmons!

Please join us in congratulating our Elementary School Teacher of the Year award winner - Jodi Prchal of Falcon Ridge Elementary School, New Prague!

Thank you to over 25 teachers, 850 students, and the volunteer panel of judges who made this year's MCEE Poster Contest fantastic! Congratulations to our 13 winners! See their posters in more detail here: https://z.umn.edu/PosterContest

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

To the educators across Minnesota who are teaching students how to think like economists, make smart financial decisions, and understand the world around them - we see you.

Whether you're leading discussions on opportunity cost, guiding students through budgeting, or reading children's literature embedded with decision-making … you are making a difference. Your commitment to preparing students with essential economic and personal finance skills is shaping stronger futures for Minnesota.

We’re grateful to be part of your work. 💙

Thank you to the 18 teachers and over 300 students who competed in the 25–26 MN Personal Finance Challenge! Congratulations to our state winners - Mounds View High School, Stillwater Area High School, Hopkins High School, and Cambridge-Isanti High School. We’re excited to see Mounds View advance to the Personal Finance Challenge Nationals. https://z.umn.edu/2026PFC

Two last webinars for the year - PLUS don't miss the $500 gift card drawings Tuesday and Thursday. Elligible attendees have one entry for every MCEE webinar they attended since January. https://z.umn.edu/MCEE-Workshops

Only one week left to submit your K–8 Econ and Personal Finance Poster Contest entries—it’s fun, it’s free, and it’s feasibly financially fabulous! https://z.umn.edu/2026PC

The first step is recognizing the problem? Help your students know themselves and their personal finance personality on Thursday. https://shorturl.at/SdOM0

Financial Literacy Month continues with 3 fun and meaningful books to help integrate economics into literacy time. https://shorturl.at/DBRg1