Academic Standards - Why They are Important to Your Child's Success
Acceleration of Gifted Learners (see Gifted Learners, Acceleration for)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Adoption
Applying for Jobs
Assistive Technology
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Career and Labor Market Information
Career Planning
Childhood Obesity (Overweight)
Choices for Parents When Their Child's School "Needs Improvement"
Citizenship and Government
College and Major Choice
College Credit in High School
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Drinking (Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking)
Drugs (Substance Abuse, Marijuana, Meth, etc.)
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Economics
Education Options After High School
Educator Licensure
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Financial Aid (see Paying for College)
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Geography
Gifted Children, Parenting
Gifted Leaners, Identification of
Gifted Learners, Acceleration for
Graduation Requirements
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History
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
How Good is Your Child's School?
How No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Helps Students
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Identification of Gifted Learners (see Gifted Learners, Identification of)
Interest and Skills Assessments (see Skills and Interest Assessments)
Interviewing for Jobs
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Job Application (see Applying for Jobs)
Job Interviews (see Interviewing for Jobs)
Job Search
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Labor Market and Career Information (see Career and Labor Market Information)
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Military Families
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Nutrition (Healthy Eating)
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Parental Involvement
Parenting Gifted Children (see Gifted Children, Parenting)
Paying for College
Physical Activity (Exercise, Working Out, Physical Fitness)
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Radon
Reading: Challenges and Difficulties
Response to Interventions (RTI)
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Saving for College
School-Parent Compact for Student's in Title I Programs
School Lunches
School Report Cards
Searching for a Job (see Job Search)
Second Hand Smoke
Skills and Interest Assessments
Smoking (Tobacco Use)
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
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Teacher Licensure (see Educator Licensure)
Teachers, Licensed Minnesota (see Educator Licensure)
Tests for Skills and Interests (see Skills and Interest Assessments)
Transferring Colleges
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Violence/Bullying
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What is a Title I School
Economics
By Michael Foster
Minnesota Department of Education
Instructional Specialist
Economics is the study of how people coordinate their wants and desires, given scarce resources, and the decision-making mechanisms, social customs and political realities of their societies.
Economics is a way of thinking about the world based on a set of principles that are useful for understanding almost any economic situation, from decisions that individuals make about what to buy for their households, to the workings of highly complex international financial markets.
The study of economics enables students to make reasoned judgments about both personal economic questions and broader questions of economic policy in a complex and changing world. Today's students will face an increasing variety of important economic decisions in their personal lives and as citizens in a democratic society. A basic grasp of how markets work and the tradeoffs involved in trying to meet unlimited wants with limited resources is essential for meaningful democratic dialogue on what government should or should not be doing.
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