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Our Vision Students leaving school prepared for their economic roles as workers, consumers, citizens, and lifelong decision makers in a globally interdependent world. Our Mission To help teachers teach those students in the public and independent schools of Georgia. Where Georgia economics teachers come first Thank you for visiting the Georgia Council on Economic Education's Web site. We're working hard to be the resource of choice for K-12 social studies and economics teachers across the Peach State. Here you can review programs, register for workshops, order teaching materials and talk to other teachers through the message board. Economic Empowerment Initiative joins GCEE for Stock Market Game Awards The Economic Empowerment Initiative (EEI) helped GCEE produce this year's Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon. EEI is an Atlanta-based non-profit group helping students on high school and college campuses understand how to manage their financial resources, build entrepreneurial success, and create wealth. GCEE is very grateful to the Economic Empowerment Initiative for their support. You can see a video they made of the 2008 Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon here. 2008 Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon At GCEE's Stock Market Game Awards Luncheon on May 6, more than 600 students, teachers, parents, and business leaders gathered to recognize winning teams from counties around the state. This year's special guest was former Atlanta Braves and Falcons player Brian Jordan. Teachers from five schools around Georgia that use the Stock Market Game in their classrooms helped GCEE produce a video on the program that was shown during the luncheon. You can see it here. Spring Stock Market Game Winners Oliver Elementary School in Clayton County has done it again! With two out of the three statewide winners in the Georgia Stock Market Game, and seven out of the top ten in Georgia, the Oliver investors are on a roll. Oliver Elementary also won the fall 2007 competition. To read more about the statewide Stock Market Game winners click here. 2008 Economics Challenge The Quiz Bowl is the final event of the 2008 Economics Challenge. Hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta, 18 teams took three tests to narrow the field down to four teams. You can see Starr's Mill High School from Fayette County compete against Gwinnett County's Parkview High School, and Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School from Augusta going up against another Parkview team by clicking here.
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