Minnesota Council on Economic Education

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

Thank you to the 23 teachers and over 700 students who competed in the 25–26 MN Economics Challenge! Congratulations to our state winners - Edina High School, Saint Thomas Academy, and Saint John’s Prep. We’re excited to see Edina High School and Saint Thomas Academy advance to the National Econ Challenge Semi-Finals. The U of M Raptor Center wowed us as teams rotated through their presentations. It was a great day, and we finished inspired by the next generation of economic thinkers! https://z.umn.edu/2026EC

Making the smart choices! Economics and Personal Finance collide in next week's webinars. https://z.umn.edu/MCEE-Workshops

It's Financial Literacy Month in Minnesota! Join us for a webinar or two as we wrap up this year's weekly workshops. https://z.umn.edu/MCEE-Workshops