Council for Economic Education

Council for Economic Education Economics Standards Alignment

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The Council for Economic Education publishes a set of National Standards for economics education. These standards are used as the basis for many state standards, or (in some cases) wholly adopted by some states with no modifications.

Our Economics curriculum is aligned specifically with these National Standards, with extra supplemental activities for investing and personal finance topics.

Activity Type Key

  • Articles:
  • Videos:
  • Interactive Calculators:
  • Comprehensive Tools:
  • Includes built-in assessment:

Lesson – Major Economic Indicators (GDP, CPI, Jobs)

Lesson – Major Economic Indicators (GDP, CPI, Jobs)

Standard Activity Type of Activity
Scarcity Lesson – Why Is There Scarcity?
Lesson – What is Economics?
Decision Making Lesson – Marginal Benefit and Cost
Cost of Time
Managing Risk
Allocation Lesson – Why Is There Scarcity?
Comparative Economic Systems – Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism
Lesson – What is Economics?
Lesson – Carrots, Sticks, and Your Wallet – All About Incentives
Trade Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy
Specialization Lesson – What is Specialization?
Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy
Lesson – What is Opportunity Cost?
Markets and Prices Lesson – What is Supply?
Lesson – What is Demand?
Lesson – Supply and Demand Examples in the Stock Market
Lesson – What is Economics?
Role of Prices Lesson – Supply and Demand Examples in the Stock Market
Lesson – Why Is There Scarcity?
Lesson – What is Supply?
Lesson – What is Demand?
Lesson – What are Price Controls?
Competition and Market Structure Lesson – Benefits of Competition
Institutions Lesson – Choosing the Best Banking Option for You
Lesson – What Are Property Rights?
Lesson – Types of Companies
Money and Lesson – Inflation Lesson – How is Money Created?
Lesson – Inflation
Interest Rates Lesson – Demystifying the Impact of Interest Rates
Income Lesson – Why Do Some Jobs Pay More Than Others?
Entrepreneurship Lesson – What is Entrepreneurship?
Economic Growth Lesson – Why Do Some Jobs Pay More Than Others?
Lesson – What is Economic Growth?
Role of Government and Market Failure Lesson – What Are Property Rights?
Lesson – Externalities
Lesson – Benefits of Competition
Lesson – Government Impact on the Economy
Government Failure Lesson – Government Impact on the Economy
Lesson – Externalities
Lesson – How Global Trade Shapes Our Economy
Economic Fluxuations
Lesson – Gross Domestic Product
Unemployment and Lesson – Inflation Lesson – The Anatomy of Unemployment
Lesson – Inflation
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Lesson – What Does Fiscal Policy Mean?
Lesson – What Is Monetary Policy?