CCEE Honors State Superintendent Tony Thurmond With Award for Excellence in Leadership

Tony Thurmond Proclamation

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond was recently given an award for Excellence in Leadership by one of the state’s premier financial literacy organizations, the California Council on Economic Education. Thurmond championed financial literacy during his time as a legislator and previously established a nonprofit program for helping at-risk youth develop their entrepreneurial skills […]

Community Engagement Exchange Program

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 9/14/21 Community Engagement Exchange Program Participant(s) from Phillippines and Peru Conducting Civil Society Practicum with California Council on Economic Education Irene Olipendo and Hellen Hurtado are partnering with the California Council on Economic Education in Torrance, California through the U.S. State Department’s Community Engagement Exchange Program. For twelve weeks, Irene Olipendo […]

State Farm Grant Facilitates Financial Empowerment

state farm

Contact: Ty Cordova, Corporate Responsibility [email protected] California Council on Economic Education (CCEE) has received a $17,500 grant from State Farm to prepare students in Los Angeles with information about making important financial decisions. CCEE believes that economic and personal finance education is key to making economic mobility and security possible for all Californians. The nonprofit, […]