The Purdue Center for Economic Education (PCEE) supports teachers in their mission to bring high-quality economic education and literacy to K-12 students. We provide teachers with materials, curriculum, and programming so they can best promote financial literacy, career development, and entrepreneurship with their students.
There is typically no fee to attend PCEE programs, and participating teachers often receive ready-to-use curriculum materials.
EconReads brings guest speakers into K–2 classrooms to share engaging stories and hands-on activities that teach basic economic concepts. EconReads is offered during the month of October in celebration of Economic Education Month, highlighting the importance of building financial literacy and economic understanding from an early age.
The Meaningful Economics (ME) Competition engages Indiana students in grades 3–5 in fun, hands-on challenges that build skills in economics, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Teams work together to solve problems, create products, and compete for awards in this exciting statewide event.
The National Economics Challenge invites middle and high school students to showcase their understanding of economics and compete to represent Indiana at the national level. This exciting academic competition encourages teamwork, critical thinking, and economic literacy. Registration is open now for the Fall 2025 Challenge!
The center's Dennis J. Weidenaar Classroom Business Enterprise (CBE) program gives K-12 students the opportunity to operate a real money business in their classrooms. Students decide what good or service to produce, gather the necessary productive resources, then market, produce, and sell their product. PCEE hosts workshops for teachers to help them successfully launch and run a CBE.
Our training workshops for K-12 teachers are taught by practicing teachers and occur in after-school settings. All workshops are practical and provide teachers with curriculum ideas and teaching strategies that they can immediately use with their students.
Participants may earn PGPs (Professional Growth Points).
