Below is the information from the 2008 Summit.  Dates and details for the 2009 Summit will be coming soon.  Please check back soon!

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The purpose of this summit was to bring together educators, business people and policy makers from diverse backgrounds with common goals: 

• Raise public awareness of the need for economic & financial literacy education.

• Advocate the integrating of economic & finance literacy education into existing curricular standards.

• Enhance professional development of Kansas educators in economic & financial literacy.

• Promote communication and cooperation.

June 6, 2008 (Friday)
Holiday Inn - Topeka Holidome
Kansas Ballroom
605 SW Fairlawn Rd

9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided

This program was made possible by the National Council on Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement.  There is no registration fee.

 

We hope that each district will be represented at this very important Summit.  This event will bring together a diverse group to allow for a discussion regarding the current state of financial and economic education in our schools.  These topics are of great importance and have been made a priority in our Nation.   A few of our event speakers include:

• Joe Peri, National Council on Economic Education (Keynote)

• Jill Docking, Kansas Board of Regents/Financial Fitness Foundation

• Kevin Glendening, Office of the Kansas Bank Commissioner

• Lynn Jenkins, Kansas State Treasurer

• Tom Foster, Kansas State Department of Education

• Don Fell, Foundation for Teaching Economics

• Rob Catlett, ESU Center for Economic Education

• Raquel Alexander - University of Kansas

• Steve Wycoff - ESSDACK

• You will also hear from several teachers & administrators

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