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January 8, 2020
Recent Alumni Spotlight – Sophia Sweeney
Sophia Sweeney is a 2019 alumna attending Economic History for Leaders at the University of California, Berkeley. History is one of Sophia’s favorite things and she especially loves travelling to immerse herself in a culture and learn of its history. Last…
January 2, 2020
Job Announcement: Join the FTE Team
Manager, Student Admissions and Program Operations The Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) is seeking a new Manager, Student Admissions and Program Operations to support its rapidly growing pre-college economics programs. Over the past three years, FTE…December 5, 2019
Site Spotlight – Cornell University
We are almost ready to announce our new 2020 sites! One place we will be returning is beautiful Ithaca, NY at Cornell University. Cornell is a private Ivy League university with a long tradition of building leaders and creating lasting impact on the state of…November 25, 2019
Recent Alumni Spotlight – Rebecca Liu
New alumna, Rebecca Liu, attended an Economic History for Leaders this summer at UC Berkeley and is now representing FTE as an ambassador. Rebecca is in her senior year of high school and shared with us how she is applying her new skills in her economics class…November 13, 2019
Site Spotlight – UCLA
We are still working to finalize our sites and dates for the 2020 summer but we know there is one place we will be back and that is the University of California, Los Angeles! UCLA is a university grounded in academic excellence and social change. Since its…November 4, 2019
Economic Reasoning Propositions
We often get the question, “what will we learn at Economics for Leaders?” At Economics for Leaders, we teach Economics in the context of 5 Economic Reasoning Propositions, or “ERPs.” Morning discussions, activities, and interactive sessions introduce…October 15, 2019
Recent Alumni Spotlight – Grace Romig
Grace attended Economics for Leaders in Providence, Rhode Island staying on the beautiful Ivy League campus of Brown University. Grace is a member of her school’s Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA) and was recommended to the Economics for Leaders…August 20, 2019
Summer 2019, Wrap-Up
Summer of 2019 was a great success as we hosted both our Economics for Leaders and Economic History for Leaders programs. 18 programs in total, serving both high school students and teachers – 765 participants! We could not have done it without our nearly…July 25, 2019
Alumni Spotlight – Ian Kimbell (Yale University 2017)
In 2017, Ian Kimbell travelled from his town in New Albany, Indiana to attend our Economics for Leaders summer seminar at Yale University. Two years later, and Ian is now preparing for a move back east to start his freshman year of college at Harvard University.…