Start Your Future With The Foundation For Teaching Economics

FTE is known nationally for its emphasis on active learning and the engaging activities and lessons used to teach economics. All lessons and programs are correlated with both the Common Core state standards and all 50 standards in economic education.

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Finding Confidence, Leadership, and Connection Through Economics

When Bonnie Luo arrived at the Economics for Leaders program at the University of Michigan, she was excited but nervous. A Grade…

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Leading with Logic, How Cadence Connected Economics to the Real World

For many high school students, economics is something found in a 900-page textbook. It is often seen as a series…

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From Curiosity to Calling, Discovering Economics Online

April 21, 2026 When Maya Clark logged into her Economics for Leaders virtual program, she was curious. By the end of the…

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