About US
A Short History of the University of Arizona Office of Economic Education
In 2003 the Thomas R. Brown Foundation began funding economics education initiatives for K-12 teachers. In 2009 they funded the Office of Economic Education (OEE) at the University of Arizona. Together with colleagues at the Arizona Council on Economic Education, the agencies continued to provide professional development programs based on the most recent Arizona History and Social Science Standards, which include economics and personal finance, across the entire K-12 spectrum.
Current Offerings
The mission of OEE is to improve students' ability to use economic principles in their private and public decision making. Today OEE partners with the College of Education to offer workshops to preservice educators. Our partner organization, Econiful, focuses on economics for grade 6-12 teachers.
Megan Kirts, Director of Educator Programs
Megan taught high school social studies in Tucson for seventeen years before taking on this role. She holds an M.A. in Teaching and Teacher Education from the University of Arizona and an M.A. in Economics and Entrepreneurship for Educators from the University of Delaware.