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In this personal finance and economics webinar, teachers will understand taxes and see their effects on prices and output.

How do you balance the federal budget and reduce the deficit? This game is a fun way to teach students how federal taxing and spending go hand in hand. It allows participants to choose the policies they wish to fund while cutting taxes and spending. Fun way to figure out how to balance the b…

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…

Students follow each step of fiscal and monetary policy processes, to see the logic of how these tools are used to correct economic instability.

In this personal finance lesson, students will use an IRS Form 1040 to calculate personal income tax.

Students will be introduced to the sources of campaign war chests, learning about the recent court decisions that have allowed for the creation of "Super PACS" and 501 (c) (4) organizations. The exploration will turn to how a candidate raises resources and how spending has accel…

In this economics lesson, students will revise a federal budget to understand its contents.

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…

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…

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.)