Not many people know how to manage money. Nearly 60% of Americans don’t have enough savings to cover a $1,000 emergency expense, forcing many to rely on credit cards, loans, or other debt to manage unexpected costs.
At home, in New Jersey, nearly 53% of residents report living paycheck to paycheck.
Knowledge is power – and yet we still struggle to teach basic personal finance, economics, and business principles to students which will set them up to be more financially literate.
The NJCEE noticed a gap. Not only in financial knowledge. There are gaps in the path to truly engaging students so they relate to and retain key financial knowledge, habits, and behaviors they need today, and tomorrow.
Those gaps are in student engagement. In teacher preparation. And in free resources for teaching personal finance, economics, and business.
The NJCEE, an affiliate of the national 501(c)(3), Council for Economic Education is the premier provider of student competitions, and teacher professional development. NJCEE providers teacher training to hundreds of teachers every year, more than any other provider.
Most importantly, the NJCEE is a homegrown, for-teachers-by-teachers organization. A group of dedicated volunteers looking to make a difference.
Meet The Team
Alex Lamon, Executive Director
Alex Lamon is the Lead Teacher for Business Education at Livingston High School, where he has taught all levels of economics, personal finance, and many business subjects since 2014. A frequent presenter at national conferences, award winning teacher, and published author of economic education texts, Alex believes all students deserve an engaging learning experience in the most important subject ever: personal finance.
Contact: alex@njeconomics.com
Meet Our Student Advisory Board
Inspiring Teachers & Sudents in Economics & Personal Finance 