Serving the Eighth District and the Nation
Annual Report 2025
Enriching Economic Education
teachers and other educators benefited from St. Louis Fed training during 154 workshops, conferences and webinars.
educator accounts created on FRE.org, a free platform with economics and personal finance resources from across the Federal Reserve System.
downloads of FRE.org resources—including lesson plans, slides and infographics—by the public.
The Economic Education team at the St. Louis Fed provides free professional development and teaching resources to kindergarten-through-college educators. Drawing on decades of classroom experience and research, our team continued to deliver standards-aligned economics and personal finance curriculum materials, podcasts, lesson plans and training workshops in 2025.
The St. Louis Fed’s head of Economic Education Scott Wolla (right) interviews professor Scott Allgood for the Teach Economics podcast in November 2025.
Expanding Access to Economic Education Resources
In June, our Economic Education team, in collaboration with Federal Reserve System colleagues, launched the new FRE.org. The website features an updated design and expanded resources from across the Fed System. Upon launch, FRE.org offered nearly 600 resources—videos, articles, interactive modules, infographics and traditional lesson plans—teachers could easily use with students at all grade levels.
The Economic Education team also connected with instructors during the St. Louis Fed’s 23rd annual Professors Conference in November. The conference welcomed 130 professors from 35 U.S. states, as well as international guests from as far away as Nigeria, the Netherlands and Singapore. The conference gathered economics instructors to explore innovative teaching strategies, cutting-edge research and the latest in economic education.
Economic Education specialist Cameron Tucker leads a session during the AP Summer Institute in July 2025.
In July, the St. Louis Fed hosted its annual AP (Advanced Placement) Summer Institute, gathering 150 high school teachers in person and online from 31 states and eight countries, including Colombia, Italy, Turkey and Vietnam.
Educators learned about the latest AP teaching methods for macroeconomics and microeconomics, had lessons on economic indicators, participated in discussions with St. Louis Fed Economic Education experts, and more.
– Vicki Fuhrhop, teacher, Collinsville Community Unit School District, in Collinsville, Ill.
– Bella Wesson, teacher, Centerfield Elementary School, in Crestwood, Ky.
Experiences at the Economy Museum
The free Economy Museum at the St. Louis Fed is a popular field trip destination for students of all ages.
The St. Louis Fed’s Economy Museum reflects the Bank’s commitment to economic education for all—offering more than 100 games, exhibits, videos and displays for hands-on learning. In 2025, the museum hosted 147 school and community groups for educational tours and programming. The museum also launched a new middle-school classroom program titled “The Price of Pizza,” which encourages young visitors to explore the value of decision-making, budgeting and spending.
18,524
people visited our Economy Museum, a 22% increase over 2024.
– Jim Bergman, instructor of business administration, Truman State University