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We are looking for teachers who will gather 20 to 30 students and host a one day Econogame competition at their school, office of education or other facility. We provide all materials, including prizes. For more information, email us at Econogame Competition or call us at (925) 947-4356.

CE2 will be presenting our simulations, Running for Office, (elections) and Did My Bill Pass? (Congress) at the CCSS conference, March 7 to March 9, 2008 in Oakland.

Current Projects

We've created a high school Moot Court competition based on a current U.S. Supreme Court case. In 2007, we did Morse v. Frederick (Bong HiTS 4 Jesus). See the Moot Court page for details.

New simulations

We updated and revamped our election simulation, Running for Office which is available now.

Updates

Puttin' on the Robes has been updated to include John Roberts as Chief Justice, replacing the late William Rehnquist and Samuel Alito replacing Sandra Day O'Connor.

Note: There was an error on some of the pages. The footnote (regarding "double jeopardy") should have indicated the Fifth Amendment, not the Eighth. The corrected pages are available at this link. This file can be printed double sided.

Our model legislature simulation Did My Bill Pass? and our Taxation simulation are up-to-date for 110th Congress, First Session which began on January 4, 2007, We'll update again after January 3, 2008 for the 110th Congress, Second Session.

Our Sponsors, Partners and Contributors

Many thanks to the following businesses who have generously supported us.  
Adobe
Costco
John Muir Health
Lunardi's Market
Lucky Supermarket
The Mechanics Bank
Microsoft Corporation
Office Depot
Peet's Coffee and Tea
Rotary International, Walnut Creek (District # 5160)
Safeway
Sweet Tomatoes
Target
School, District and County Office of Education Partners
Acalanes High School (Acalanes Union High School District)
De Anza High School (West Contra Costa Unified School District)
Econ Ed Board of San Diego County
Eastside Union High School District (ESUHSD)
Helix High School (Independent Charter High School)
Hillsdale High School (San Mateo Union High School District)
Monte Vista High School (Grossmont Union High School District)
Mt. Diablo High School (Mt.Diablo Unified School District)
Palo Alto High School
Pittsburg High School (Pittsburg Unified School District)
Richmond High School (West Contra Costa Unified School District)
San Joaquin County Office of Education
Venture Academy, San Joaquin County Alternative and Charter Schools

Links

These well-known organizations provide a wealth of information and assistance.

Economic Organizations  
National Council on Economic Education NCEE
California Council on Economic Education CCEE
Foundation for the Teaching of Economics FTE
   
Civics Organizations  
Center for Civic Education CCE
CA Civic Mission for Schools CMS
   
Social Studies Organizations  
National Council for the Social Studies NCSS
California Council for the Social Studies CCSS
Buck Institute for Education BIE
Constitutional Rights Foundation CRF

Ideas

Be sure to send us your ideas. We'll post them here and/or on the FAQ page.