Ruth C
@econruth.bsky.social
30+ years in education, current cheerleader for economics and personal finance literacy.
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I agree this is a moment when we all need to work together in getting the temperature down, but that doesn't mean excusing hate speech. Charlie Kirk did not support free and open debate. He supported engaging in bad faith as a monetization strategy and otherwise suppressing free speech.
September 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I agree this is a moment when we all need to work together in getting the temperature down, but that doesn't mean excusing hate speech. Charlie Kirk did not support free and open debate. He supported engaging in bad faith as a monetization strategy and otherwise suppressing free speech.
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Thank you, Senator Warren.
Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."
September 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thank you, Senator Warren.
Info about how your students can participate next year! npfc.councilforeconed.org
#economics #education #personalfinance
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#economics #education #personalfinance
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Do You Know as Much About Personal Finance as These Savvy High-Schoolers?
Test your chops on RMDs, CDs, stock trading and more, with these questions from a just-completed national competition.
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June 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Info about how your students can participate next year! npfc.councilforeconed.org
#economics #education #personalfinance
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
#economics #education #personalfinance
www.wsj.com/personal-fin...
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@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
“They’re trying to kidnap someone”
On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.
www.motherjones.com
May 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
@billshaner.bsky.social reports from the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
April is Financial Literacy Month! The Council for Economic Education has created these classroom resources to help you celebrate.
www.councilforeconed.org/financial-li...
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Financial Literacy Month - Council for Economic Education
Financial Literacy Month At CEE, every month is Financial Literacy Month, but we’re happy there’s a dedicated month for the rest of the country to celebrate! This April, we have ideas for you on how y...
www.councilforeconed.org
April 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
April is Financial Literacy Month! The Council for Economic Education has created these classroom resources to help you celebrate.
www.councilforeconed.org/financial-li...
www.councilforeconed.org/financial-li...
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While we're on the subject, here's my calligraphy rendering.
March 18, 2025 at 9:20 AM
While we're on the subject, here's my calligraphy rendering.
Looking forward to the National Association of Economic Educators conference this week.
March 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Looking forward to the National Association of Economic Educators conference this week.
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WATCH: “Nearly 1 million federal workers in Trump states. These are their constituents.”
32,000+ in Tennessee. Yet @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty and the 8 Republican Reps say nothing.
32,000+ in Tennessee. Yet @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty and the 8 Republican Reps say nothing.
February 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
WATCH: “Nearly 1 million federal workers in Trump states. These are their constituents.”
32,000+ in Tennessee. Yet @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty and the 8 Republican Reps say nothing.
32,000+ in Tennessee. Yet @MarshaBlackburn @SenatorHagerty and the 8 Republican Reps say nothing.
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The top 4 health insurance companies have spent $120 billion on stock buybacks, and the top 5 have reported $371 billion in profits since 2010.
Reminder that their profits come from our denied claims.
Pass universal healthcare with Medicare for All.
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Reminder that their profits come from our denied claims.
Pass universal healthcare with Medicare for All.
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
December 16, 2024 at 2:19 PM
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November 9, 2024 at 5:11 PM
If you can’t right now with cable news or the billionaire owned Washington Post/NYT, you can always get reliable news with appropriate profanity for free. Woman-owned. Women-hosted. No bullshit. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Check out this great lesson on economics and fast fashion from the Council on Economic Education www.econedlink.org/resources/can-you-be-fashionable-and-ethical
EconEdLink - NEW! Can You Be Fashionable and Ethical?
Students “produce” blue jeans and make business choices about production to simulate the decision of changing from more expensive, but longer lasting, fabric to cheaper fabric.
www.econedlink.org
January 9, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Check out this great lesson on economics and fast fashion from the Council on Economic Education www.econedlink.org/resources/can-you-be-fashionable-and-ethical
Check out these interactive high school lessons from CEE's Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum.
www.econedlink.org/collections/ethics
www.econedlink.org/collections/ethics
Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues: Do Businesses have a Social Responsibility? - EconEdLink
Students will participate in a simulation and discussion to explore the role businesses can or should have in their communities.
www.econedlink.org
January 9, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Check out these interactive high school lessons from CEE's Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues curriculum.
www.econedlink.org/collections/ethics
www.econedlink.org/collections/ethics