Purpose

The purpose of the Center on Economic and Financial Education (CEFE) at FSCJ is to improve the understanding of economics and personal finance among K-12 students in Nassau, Duval, Baker, Putnam, St. Johns and Clay counties so that they will become effective participants in the economy.

The Center’s functions include:

• providing professional development workshops and programs that enable K-12 teachers to gain the knowledge and skills needed to integrate economics and personal finance into their classroom curriculum.
• serving as a resource for schools by providing, curriculum materials, assessment instruments and other appropriate economic education materials to classroom teachers and school administrators.
• consulting with school districts and individual schools to develop plans for the comprehensive inclusion of economic and financial education across the K-12 curriculum.
• conducting research in economic education and evaluation of the Center's programs.
• reaching out to communities with programs that enhance the public's understanding of our economic system and current economic issues/events.