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Great day yesterday at the South Carolina Finance Forum! Enjoyed connecting with educators and presenting "Too Much Money, Not Enough Budget: When Inflation Hits Home," exploring how inflation impacts household budgets. Looking forward to next year!
#EconEd #FinancialLiteracy
Two conferences, two states, one great week representing izzit.org!
It was an honor to support our longtime Ambassador Andy Jobson at the #GCSS & to reconnect with local teachers at the #TXCSS.
#SocialStudies #TeacherPD #SocialStudiesEd #CivicsEducation
New date & time!
Join Eamonn Butler on Oct. 29, 4–5 PM EST, to explore Reimagining The Wealth of Nations: A Graphic Novel and discover a fresh way to bring Adam Smith’s ideas to life.
Register here: eventbrite.com/e/reimagining…
#AdamSmith #EconomicsEducation #EconomicFreedom
A small restaurant. A big dream. The freedom to succeed!
Sylvia Banda built a thriving business in Zambia, creating jobs and opportunities for farmers.
That's the power of free markets!
Learn more in Recipe for Success. Link in bio!
#FreeMarkets #EconomicFreedom
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What if a $25,000 annual expense became a profitable opportunity?
Dairy farmer Brad Morgan turned manure into a business targeting $1.5M in sales! That's the power of entrepreneurship, innovation, and free markets.
Find the 45ML lesson through the link in our bio.
#FreeMarkets
Running backs were once among the NFL’s biggest stars. Now quarterbacks command massive contracts while running backs see their value decline.
What changed?
Harvard economist Roland Fryer explores how economics is reshaping the NFL!
#Economics #NFL #NFLFootball
On this day in 1973, #DollyParton released “Jolene.” Her success as a songwriter reminds us that property isn't just land or buildings—it includes intellectual property, too! Protecting what we create gives us the freedom to make choices and benefit from our work.
#PropertyRights
Educators! Join us Oct. 15, 7–8 PM ET, for our FREE webinar, Beyond Labels: A Dissident’s Journey from Iran to America, featuring Pouya Nikmand. Explore political and economic systems and discover new classroom resources!
Register: Link in bio.
#EdChat #DissidentProject
Great week at the 65th CEE Economic Education Conference in Carlsbad, CA!
We shared personal finance and entrepreneurship resources, and it was great to see many izzit ambassadors in attendance. Thanks to CEE for advancing econ education!
#EconomicEducation #FinancialLiteracy
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In a free market, prices are more than numbers—they’re signals. They communicate scarcity, create incentives, and help coordinate the decisions of millions of consumers and producers without central direction. That’s the power of the price system. #AdamSmith #FreeMarkets
Reminder!
Tomorrow, join Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute, for a conversation about his new graphic novel adaptation of The Wealth of Nations and making Smith’s ideas accessible to students.
Oct. 8 | 7–8 PM ET
eventbrite.com/e/reimagining…
#AdamSmith #Economics
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What's the real difference between freedom, authoritarianism, capitalism, socialism & communism?
Attend Beyond Labels: A Dissident’s Journey from Iran to America with Iranian-born writer Pouya Nikmand.
Register: eventbrite.com/e/beyond-labe…
#Civics #Economics #SocialStudies
From a centrally planned economy to a market economy. From state paternalism to individual responsibility.
Slovakia’s transformation is a powerful reminder that economic freedom means more than prosperity—it means the freedom to shape your own future.
#AdamSmith #freemarkets
On this day in 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Explore his role in Brown v. Board with Becoming Equal Under the Law & our 45-Minute Lesson.
Lesson link here: izzit.org/lessons/lesson.php…
#ThurgoodMarshall #BrownvBoard #Civics
Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” captures the power of free markets: when people are free to choose, create, compete, and pursue opportunity, those individual decisions can fuel innovation, expand choice, meet people’s needs, and create greater prosperity. #AdamSmith #FreeMarkets
Reimagining The Wealth of Nations!
Join us Oct. 8, 7–8 PM EST, for a conversation with Eamonn Butler of the Adam Smith Institute about his new graphic novel.
Register here: eventbrite.com/e/reimagining…
Attend with a reg account & get a $25 Amazon gift card! #AdamSmith #Economics
Our Current Events page just got an upgrade!
Print articles and student handouts, access multiple reading levels, explore diverse news sources, and spark critical thinking with discussion questions.
Same great Current Events. More ways to use them.
#SocialStudies #Teachers
Whatever happened to Jimmy Lai? After "A Taste of Chocolate,” Lai became an advocate for a free press and democratic freedoms in Hong Kong. Today, he is serving a 20-year prison sentence. Revisit the video and explore the story beyond the film. #FreeMarkets #FreePress