The Center for Economic and Financial Education (CEFE) at Western Washington University is a university-based center that provides professional development, curriculum resources, applied research, and outreach to advance high-quality K–12 economics and personal finance instruction across Washington State and to inform related state policy.
K–12 economic and financial education standards and curriculum design, teacher professional development and certification, funding for financial literacy programs, graduation requirements related to personal finance, and evidence-based education policy advising at the state level
Primarily supported by Western Washington University and state grants, supplemented by program fees, sponsorships, and private donations
Western Washington University College of Business and Economics, Washington Council for Economic and Financial Education (WACEFE), Council for Economic Education (CEE), WWU faculty leadership (e.g., CEFE director), state education partners and private sponsors
Academic center within a public university
