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Teacher Workshops


Tennessee Economics Challenge

Sponsored by the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the University of Memphis Center for Economic Education

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Location: The Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta , 301 Rosa L. Parks Ave., Nashville, TN

Teams of up to four high school students each will compete in a multiple-choice online qualifier to determine who progresses to the state competition. Eight teams (four in the regular economics division and four in the AP/honors economics division) at the on-site competition will compete in additional paper-based testing and quiz bowl on economics. The key dates for the Economics Challenge are:

  • January 18, 2012: Teacher registration begins online. (www.financechallenge.org)
  • March 1–22, 2012: Online competition—Teams log in and face the challenge!
  • April 11, 2012: State finals in Nashville when we find the best of the best.

Contact information: http://econchallenge.org; Dr. Doug Campbell, dacampbe@memphis.edu.