Malhaz Jibladze

Malhaz Jibladze is a mentor teacher and online instructor for Foundation for Teaching Economics. He is currently an AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP US Government teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, while concurrently pursuing a PhD in Economics at George Mason University.

Malhaz is a National Board-Certified Teacher, has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Government from the University of Texas at Austin, and has a Master of Arts in Curriculum Design and Instruction from Concordia University in Austin, TX.

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…

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…

High Schoolers Need Economics, Not Just ‘Financial Literacy’

The Daily Signal April 20, 2026 By Jamie Wagner April is National Financial Literacy Month, when the federal government and…