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FED CHALLENGE COMPETITION DISCONTINUED IN THE TENTH DISTRICT
After considerable thought and a thorough
evaluation of current economic education programming, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Kansas City and its three branch offices, have
decided to discontinue involvement in the high school Fed Challenge
competition beginning this 2007-2008 season. As an alternative, we
plan to shift our resources to developing a new academic competition
that will reach a broader range of educators and students while
reducing their preparation time and aligning the competition
objectives more closely to economics, government, civics, and
related content standards in our seven-state region.
The Bank remains committed to supporting economic and financial
education and enhancing the climate for these subjects in our
region. We understand the importance of educating teachers and
students about the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy and
recognize the value of promoting advanced learning strategies for
students. Therefore, we plan to use the current Fed Challenge
program as a foundation for creating a new team-based competition
that continues to promote critical thinking and a greater
understanding of the Federal Reserve, its functions, and how the
economy works.
We appreciate your interest and/or past involvement with the program
and would like to incorporate your feedback in the development of a
new competition, to begin during the 2008-2009 school year. Please
stay tuned for details about the new program. We look forward to
working with you and your students on our new academic competition
next season!
If you have questions or would like to offer suggestions regarding
the new competition, please email them to
EconomicEducation@kc.frb.org.
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