WINNER!
Governor’s Financial Literacy Award 2018
Recognizing individuals and organizations for excellence in increasing financial literacy among Wisconsin citizens
RESOURCES
In addition to the useful links below, complete essays and Power Point presentations are available to all seminar participants. Click below for access to these valuable materials.
Program Materials
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Useful Links
American Episodes in American History
is an excellent supplementary text for any social studies classroom. Learn more at
Visit the Common Sense Economics
website to order the book and find a host of valuable economics aids and resources:
Browse The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics
and other helpful economics materials at
The Library of Economics and Liberty site:
Discover a wealth of academic recources for teaching economics and personal finance at the Council for Economic Education site:
Explore economic data and easily
convert to visual aids on the
Economic Research site of the
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
The U.S. Department of Commerce provides access to data on the US economy on the
Bureau of Economic Analysis site:
Find useful stats and information at the
U.S. Department of Labor site for the
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Find practical financial literacy aids, as well as lesson plans, games and
educational tools at:
Explore data related to worldwide living standards through dynamic displays and videos at:
See unemployment gains and losses in US metropolitan areas since 1999 visualized
on the Geography of Jobs map
Infographics galore!
Discover a variety of visual media tools
based on business and investing trends.
Get a closer look at the latest
annual studies by the Fraser Institute on
the Economic Freedom of North America and the Economic Freedom of the World
Suggested Reading/Viewing
The Wall Street Journal
Economic Freedom Index
The Economist Magazine
Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
5th Edition
Thomas Sowell
