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Our Mission
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The Mission of the Center for Economic Education is to promote economic and personal financial education by equipping teachers with high-quality resources and the skills necessary to improve the well-being of urban communities.
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- Missouri is the only state that has two Federal Reserve Banks - one in Kansas City and another in St. Louis.
- A Penny weighs 2.5 grams which is the average weight of a humming bird. A can of soda has 4 penny's worth of sugar.
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Greetings!
Happy New Year! We hope that you enjoyed your winter break and time spent with your families and friends during the holiday season. With the start of a new year, our Center is off to a running start and we are excited to begin sharing with you some of the changes and ventures that we are pursuing this year.
Speaking of which, our newsletter will now include useful resources that can be used in the classroom with students or community partners, as well as updates on economic education and personal finance, both nationally and locally.
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CEE Welcomes New Director
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In Fall 2011, Latoya M. Goree became the new Director of the CEE. She brings with her a zest for innovative change and strong leadership qualities. We are very pleased to have her on our team.
Latoya's previous work has been as the Founding Executive Director of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School in Kansas City, Missouri and as the Founder and CEO of Little Rock Preparatory Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas. Latoya has a Bachelor's in History from Hendrix College, Master's in Education from University of Phoenix, and is currently pursuing her PhD in Educational Psychology at Capella University. Latoya is a new resident of Kansas City and lives in the Northland with her 5 year old daughter, Charlotte.
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Community Spotlight: Faxon Elementary, KCPS
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Beginning in February 2012, the CEE and Faxon Elementary will begin a new partnership program. During a five-week period the CEE staff will work hands-on with Faxon's 21st Century Afterschool Program on Mondays and Thursdays. This inaugural program will be directed towards students in pre-K and grades 3-6, with the goal being to expose students to economic concepts through meaningful, engaging, and playful activities.
Faxon Elementary is located in the city's urban core and strives to ensure a
safe, nurturing environment where all students are respected and valued, become critical thinkers, dedicated learners, and productive members of society.
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Resources You Can Use
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Children's Literature - Integrating economics into children's literature is a great way to teach economic concepts and our Center has over 250 children's literature books available through our Children's Literature Lending Library. Click on the link below to browse our library and additional resources. Reserve your book today by contacting Mary at barnhartm@umkc.edu or by calling the Center at 816-235-2254.
Children's Literature Lending Library Personal Finance - "Cards, Cards and More Cards: The Evolution of Prepaid Cards" from "Inside the Vault", a publication of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, asks the question: How did we become so dependent on plastic cards and cashless payments? A look back in time reveals the answer.
Click here to read more!
Games and Interactives - Education Place: Houghton-Mifflin offers online resources for review and reinforcement of social studies content for educators, students, and families that are all text book specific. You might find GeoNet as an invaluable resource for your students that integrates social studies with economics. We are certain that you and your students will find the website and its activities as highly interactive, fun, and engaging.
Click here to visit the GeoNet website to get started!
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Mark Your Calendar!
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Stock Market Game Interested in getting your classroom involved? To get more information, visit the Missouri Council for Economic Education website www.moeconomics.org.
Missouri Council for Social Studies Conference February 24-25 in Jefferson City, MO. Watch for sessions by teachers from the CEE Social Studies Writing Team to learn about new sample units for integrating economics into other social studies content through literature and current events!Missouri Personal Finance Challenge 
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Center for Economic Education
5306 Holmes
Kansas City, MO 64015
816-235-2254
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