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Don't miss our latest Monday Morning Economist Lesson! The Fed Is Back in the News: Classic MME Lesson Explains Why

This week, we're bringing back a classic Monday Morning Economist lesson. With interest rates dominating headlines again, it couldn't be more timely.

In Part 2, students test their understanding with five questions on the Fed's structure and independence. They reflect on how rising interest rates would affect a real decision in their own lives by simulating buying a car or a house.

In Part 3, students see how the Fed's decisions show up in their own wallet. They look up current auto loan rates by credit tier, run the numbers through a real loan calculator, and compare monthly payments and total interest across different APRs.

With interest rate hikes back in the news, this is the perfect moment to revisit why the Fed is built the way it is.

You can always find this free at teachers.fee.org!

This week's Economic Marvels hits the road to explore the economics or the World’s Largest Truckstop! More than 70% of U.S. freight moves by truck, connecting the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and countless products we use every day to communities across the country. But keeping America moving takes more than trucks and highways, it takes an incredible network of workers, entrepreneurs, businesses, and logistics working together. At Iowa 80, we’ll see how one family turned the needs of truckers into an entrepreneurial marvel through innovation, customer service, and voluntary exchange. Buckle up, because this lesson will give you a whole new appreciation for the truckers, businesses, and unseen economic coordination that keep our economy rolling.

🏈 This week's Economic Marvels is going to tackle some serious business! The NFL isn't just America's favorite Sunday obsession, it's a 250 billion dollar economic machine running plays you've probably never noticed. Why are quarterbacks paid so much, why do losing teams get the best draft picks, and why would competing teams actually agree to share billions of dollars in revenue? 💰 This lesson goes behind the scenes to discover how entrepreneurship, innovation, and the principles of a market economy help make the NFL a billion dollar economic powerhouse. Get ready to kick off your economic thinking and see America’s most popular sports league in a whole new way!

🎉 Economic Marvels is BACK!

This year, we’re thrilled to partner with Dr. Matthew Rousu, Dean of the Sigmund Weis School of Business at Susquehanna University, whose creative and insightful videos bring economics and business to life for students!

🎒 Check out our latest, The Economics of Back to School
🏈 Explore The Economics of the NFL, coming next week!

Each Economic Marvel comes packed with FREE, ready-to-use classroom resources:

✅ Engaging, well-designed slide deck
✅ Ready-to-use Nearpod
✅ Student edition
✅ Edpuzzle activity
✅ Teacher answer key
✅ And much more!

🎒 Economic Marvels is back, bigger and better for the new school year!

New this year: Economic Marvels features videos from Professor Matthew Rousu, Dean of the Sigmund Weis School of Business at Susquehanna University. His ability to make business and economics creative, engaging, and easy to understand is unsurpassed, and we’re thrilled to bring his expertise into your classroom.

We’re kicking off the year with The Economics of Back to School! ✏️📚

Back-to-school season is about a lot more than new notebooks, fresh sneakers, and remembering your locker combination. Every choice has a cost, and those packed store shelves offer a real-world lesson in supply, demand, incentives, and entrepreneurship.

From the opportunity cost of going to college 🎓 to the entrepreneurs betting big on what students will buy, economics is everywhere this time of year. Students will explore how incentives, innovation, human capital, and supply and demand shape the decisions made by students, families, and businesses.

And they’ll tackle a big question: Will that college diploma pay off, or is it just a really expensive piece of paper? 💰📈

So sharpen your pencils and your economic thinking, because it’s time to get schooled in The Economics of Back to School! ✏️

Whether you're teaching AP® Economics, an honors economics course, or an introductory college economics class, Next Level Econ gives you everything you need to help students master challenging concepts and prepare for success.

✔️ Practice-packed worksheets
✔️ Detailed answer keys
✔️ Graphing practice and data analysis
✔️ Higher-order thinking questions
✔️ Every major topic in the AP® Economics curriculum
✔️ Perfect for in-class activities, homework, or formative assessment

Help your students build confidence, sharpen their economic reasoning, and be ready for exam day.

Always free at 👉 teachers.fee.org

This summer, 13 outstanding educators from universities and high schools across 12 states and 3 countries came together for FEE's second Teacher Fellowship cohort!

During FEE's Summer Campus, our Fellows explored the economics of the Great Enrichment alongside students, collaborated with fellow educators, and participated in hands on sessions designed to bring economic thinking to life in their classrooms.

The learning doesn't stop here. Over the coming semester, each Fellow will develop a capstone project that will extend FEE's mission to thousands of students through innovative classroom resources and instruction.

If you're passionate about inspiring the next generation with the ideas of a free society, we'd love to have you join us. Applications for our Spring Teacher Fellowship open later this fall. We hope you'll apply for this incredible opportunity!

FEE Teacher Fellows had a rewarding visit to the Cato Institute to spend an afternoon hearing amazing speakers on Trade, AI, Abundance and more at the Sphere Sunmit!! Thanks Sphere Education Initiatives for having us!

Our star ‘26 FEE Teacher Fellows!

Amazing start to the FEE Teacher Fellowship, where 13 educators were welcomed to DC by FEE President Diogo Costa and President Emeritus Lawrence Reed!