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2023 Summer Institute Personal Finance: Session 1

Join Lead Facilitator Alex Lamon for engaging sessions for course sequencing, student misconceptions and pedagogy strategies. Topics: income, taxes, saving, investing, credit, risk, and insurance. Gain strategies, resources, and demos for your classroom.
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3-5

Clean Land – Thanks to US!

In this lesson about the EPA, students will find out that their government pays for goods and services by taxing people and companies.
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9-12

Buying vs. Renting

Have you given any thought to where you will live when you are "on your own" - out in the world earning a living? You will have many decisions to make as you look for a place to call home. In this lesson, your basic economic decision making skills will be used to weigh the pros and…
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9-12

Why cities provide tax breaks even when they are strapped for revenue

Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems. In this lesson students will explore the web sites of three different cities and determine what incentives are offered and what problems the…
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9-12

Income: It Ain’t Where You Start, It’s What You Got, and Where You End

This year's federal elections will involve electing a president, all members of the House of Representatives, and one third of the Senate. Barring some international crisis, economic issues appear likely to dominate the debates. In past elections, macroeconomic issues related to the b…
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9-12

The Early 1980s: A Tough Time For Home Builders and Mortgage Bankers

Have you ever thought of how much it might cost you to finance the purchase of a home? The home's purchase price is likely to be many times the yearly income of the typical household. If families waited until they had accumulated enough savings to use cash to pay for a home, they would…
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9-12

Banks & Credit Unions (Part I)

Students learn about banks and credit unions, identifying similarities and differences between the two types of financial institution. They also evaluate a local bank and credit union to determine which one would be better suited to their needs. (This is Part I of a two-part project.)
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