Economics Arkansas Email Format
Education Administration ProgramsArkansas, United States2-10 Employees
Economics Arkansas is a private, non-profit, non-partisan educational organization founded in 1962 by Arkansas Commissioner of Education Dr. Arch Ford to promote economic literacy in Arkansas, with Dr. Bessie B. Moore serving as its first executive director. The organization trains PreK-12 teachers to integrate principles of economics and personal finance into classroom curricula and provides resources and training for teachers in both public and independent schools across Arkansas. Based in Little Rock, Arkansas, Economics Arkansas operates in the education administration programs sector and collaborates with a network of affiliated councils, six university-based Centers for Economic Education, and the Polly M. Jackson Master Economics Teachers to extend its resources. It was awarded the 2013 Business of the Year Award in the Non-Profit Category. The organization maintains a website at economicsarkansas.org and has a small staff, with between 2 and 10 employees.