Oct. 22—STORRS — Economics for most middle school students consists of hitting Mom and Dad up for an allowance whenever they want to buy something. Or just asking Mom and Dad to buy it for them. As ...

Managing personal finances is an important life skill that underpins the national effort to require personal finance education in every state. But that effort shouldn’t edge out teaching economics, a ...

Recent pedagogical research in economics has increasingly emphasised the use of experiments and media to transform traditional instruction methods. This innovative approach combines interactive ...

This April, Delaware celebrated the 27th annual Teach Children to Save Day, a national financial literacy initiative coordinated locally by the University of Delaware’s Center for Economic Education ...

Monopoly has a funny way of turning basic economic ideas into something kids can actually feel and react to while having fun.

If some third graders at Kathleen H. Wilbur Elementary School follows the advice of a special recent visitor to their class, they may be able to buy candy, Nintendo games or whatever else their hearts ...

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At Hinsdale South High School, Jeff Waterman is known for far more than teaching economics—he’s known for changing lives. For nearly two decades, Waterman, a social studies teacher, has brought ...

New Mexico’s ‘Free’ Child Care an Attempt to Cover for Past Failures Audio By Carbonatix A recent scandal within the field reminds of the benefits of plain old economics. While universities exist to ...

In an appearance on The Ramsey Show years ago, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban shared his straightforward views on parenting, particularly the importance of instilling a strong work ethic in ...