Nebraska Council on Economic Education

Wayne America is out there changing financial futures and instilling healthy habits for life!

Congrats to our State Nebraska Bank & Trust Blue Devil Branch students for a great job saving! 🌟

With weekly deposits at the in-school bank, students at Wayne Elementary and the Early Learning Center made big savings:

🔷 $8,800 this school year
🔷 $55,000 since the program's start in 2019

The goal is to help young people become lifelong savers. With weekly opportunities to deposit money into an account at school, these young students are building regular saving habits. 👏

We can't wait to see you again this fall when the State Nebraska Bank & Trust Blue Devil Branch reopens at school! 🥰

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Stock Market Game Dates are HERE for the Fall and Spring semesters! So let's take a minute to refresh our brains...

-LIVE Stock Market Simulation
-$100,000 portfolio to manage in teams of 3-4
-Grades 4-12 are welcome
-Teams are $12/team, or if your school is over 40% Free/Reduced Lunch then you can play the game at NO COST to you!
-Comes with a full curriculum on investing
-Comes with local support from the Nebraska Council on Economic Education
-Winners are invited to the coveted Banquet of Champions in April!

www.stockmarketgame.org to sign up early!

Registration closes on FRIDAY for Econiful! We have TWO spots left. Just TWO! Grab a friend and grab the last two spots for this awesome day in Kearney!

https://nebraskacouncilunledu.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nebraskacouncilunledu/event.jsp?event=601& is the place to register!

It is a top 5 day in NCEE when we get to announce the In-School Savings Program totals for the year! With 89 programs reporting...here they are!

7,852 students made deposits across Nebraska in 2025-2026.
Those students SAVED $490,105...averaging $62.42 per student.

We all know that compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world...so if you started at 10 years old...and saved $62.42 a month...at 8% interest you would have over $635,000!!!!!!

Seeing financial institutions, schools, teachers, students, and everyone else in-between step up to preserve the future of Nebraska is a beautiful thing!

Are you interested in bringing this program to your school or district? Contact us to learn more!

Nebraska Department of Banking & Finance
Nebraska Bankers Association

NCE Attendees! We hope your amazing time in the Paris of the Plains is going well! Tomorrow we have a trio of terrific presentations for you! Join Alyse and Matt in Diamond 4 for three awesome presentations to get your classroom engaged and excited next year!

Who is ready for the World Cup? The world's greatest sporting event is starting this week! You are going to see loads of articles talking about transformational economic changes being brought by this event...well good friend of the council, Jadrian Wooten, is here to calm your expectations but certainly not discourage you from your fandom! Check out his Monday Morning Economist article this week!

www.mondayeconomist.com

Today is National Egg Day...and while this egg is adorable and alone would be worth a post...we obviously need to bring some economics into it. Luckily the eggosphere is FULL of economics! Why not teach students about prices and where they come from using this awesome Page One Article from Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and FRE.org

https://www.federalreserveeducation.org/teaching-resources/economics/markets/the-market-for-eggs-how-prices-are-hatched

If you have been waiting to sign up for our Econiful Workshop in June...you might want to make the jump!

Only 6 spots remain for our Econiful Workshop in Kearney! 9-3:30 on June 18th!

https://nebraskacouncilunledu.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/nebraskacouncilunledu/event.jsp?event=601& is where you can register...DO NOT WAIT!

Once we hit 35, it will close!

Incentives matter...

-$200 Stipend
-Copy of "Teach a Kid to Save"
-Lunch
-Amazing networking
-Amazing interactive lessons

What happens when you win Nebraska's Finance Challenge? You get the trip of a lifetime to represent our state! The amazing ladies of "Scarlet and Cream Financial Services" took the ATL by storm! These ladies made it past the first round and earned a top 10 spot nationally! That is right, Nebraska is home to 4 of the BEST high school financial minds in the COUNTRY! Led by Nebraska Economic Educator of the Year and Admiral of the Great Nebraska Navy, Tanner Ellis, these ladies from Ravenna Public Schools truly proved they are among the best!

Ladies, you truly are your greatest asset! Thank you for representing The Good Life with pride!

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!!!

Give to Lincoln Day 2026!

We are sitting at 12 donors currently, can we get to 20 by the end of the day? ANY amount helps and ANY amount impacts ALL of Nebraska!

Donate here today https://givetolincoln.com/nonprofits/nebraska-council-on-economic-education?fbclid=IwY2xjawSFTNNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFZ1pCcUNJaXJhR3paTkJic3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkyUFWHxwPdhMnC6TGCSuI1eOrajXsBI9nWL-iBvWr76w8xbTTHjkUYvKsT8_aem_FdrdFNqWJJhEHlbAz9G54w