Economic Info and Data

• Hands-On Data: Finding and Using Economic Data Sources — Presentation by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Research Director Bob Rasche at the February 2006 conference: "A Professor’s Guide: What’s the Outlook, Where’s the Data and What about China?"
• CNNfn — CNN and Money magazine's financial site, with current market news
• Fun Facts About the U.S. Mint — A collection of almost any fact you might want to know about U.S. coins
• Glossary of Economic Terms — A Minneapolis Fed glossary of terms related to the Fed, banking and economics
• Know Your Money — A U.S. Secret Service site providing information on how to detect counterfeit currency and guard against forgery loss
• U.S. Mint — Official site
• Yahoo! Finance—Major U.S. Indices — The latest numbers from the Dow Jones, New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Standard and Poor's, Treasury securities and more

Web Curricula

• Center for Economic Education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha — Resources for economics teachers from K–12 to college/university level, as well as links to other web sites with economic information
• Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education — Sponsored by the University of Missouri-St. Louis and affiliated with the Missouri Council on Economic Education
• EconEDLink — Classroom-tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials for grades K-12
• Econ Exchange — A semi-annual publication for K-12 teachers produced by the Richmond Fed.
• Great Economists Treasure Hunt — Treasure or treachery await your students as they journey through the Great Economic Timeline, gathering answers to unlock the ancient treasure chest. Produced by the San Francisco Fed.
• H.I.P. Pocket Change — The U.S. Mint's educational site for kids
• Jump$tart: Financial Smarts for Students — Activities, information and resources from the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, which promotes personal finance education for grades K-12
• Lesson Plan for New Quarters — Lesson plans covering the U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters™ program, designed for grades K-6
• The Stock Market Game — An electronic educational simulation program designed to help students in grades 4-12 learn more about economics, finance and the American economic system
• U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Kids' Page — Interactive displays and games that help educate children ages 5 to 13 about anti-counterfeiting features
• What's a Dollar Worth? — A Minneapolis Fed site that includes a CPI inflation calculator
• Wise Pockets World — University of Missouri-St. Louis site that helps kids, parents and teachers learn about managing money