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Westside Middle School Submits Winning Entry about State Entrepreneur

Westside Middle School in Omaha, Nebraska and teacher Kristeen Dostal submitted the name and story about Nebraska Entrepreneur, Warren Buffett in a nationwide competition sponsored by the Youth Entrepreneurship Program for the National Council on Economic Education (NCEE). The entry had to tell how and why the entrepreneur invented or created a business that was economically viable and socially responsible.

Carrie J. McIndoe, Senior Director, Youth Entrepreneurship Programs for NCEE directs the Kauffman Foundation Grant with NCEE and shared the good news about the winning entry. To see the entry and also the entries from other states, you may go to NCEE Gallery of Entrepreneurs Congratulations Ms. Dostal.

Acting exercises teach principles of economics
See the Omaha World Herald article
about teaching economics at Crestridge Magnet Center by using acting lessons.

Materials Online:
We have provided a number of lessons for teaching K-12 economics on the EcEdWeb K-12 teaching web pages. Also provided are the economics standards in NE with lessons to teach each standard! Start at our K-12 teaching page to easily find these materials.

 

 

 

 

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