Category: FTE News
October is National Economic Education Month. We need it more than ever.
The Washington Examiner By Ted Tucker October 2, 2025 A fundamental economic principle is that voluntary trade creates wealth, and the…
FTE: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence in Economic Education
April 23, 2025 2025 is a special year for the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE), as we celebrate our 50th…
FTE Honors Professor Robert Lawson
March 12, 2025 I was privileged to introduce this year’s winner of the Gary M. Walton Award for Excellence in…
Do Summer Programs Help With College Admissions?
January 16, 2025 On Point with the Executive Director Do Summer Programs Help With College Admission? In my role as…
Debbie Henney, FTE Director of Curriculum Receives Bessie B Moore Service Award
March 23, 2018 Foundation for Teaching Economics is proud to announce that Debbie Henney, director of curriculum for the Foundation…
FTE Pays Tribute to Jerry Hume
January 28, 2023 It is with deep sadness that we announce the loss of William J. Hume, known as Jerry…
Welcome: 2020-21 FTE Student Ambassadors
December 22, 2020 This year, FTE is welcoming thirty-seven student ambassadors who are committed to sharing the economic way of…
The Pox of Liberty – A Book Review By Dr. Price Fishback
April 9, 2020 FTE professor and University of Arizona economic historian, Price Fishback, writes that the current crisis has brought…
FTE Staff Member Receives Economic Education Leadership Award
June 21, 2018 FTE Curriculum Director, Debbie Henney was recently nominated for the prestigious Economic Education Leadership Award from the…
Tax Changes: Good Thing or Bad Thing?
December 13, 2017 Lately we have read about paying less taxes, more taxes, having more deductions, less deductions and of …