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Economics & Personal Finance
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Complete economics and personal finance curriculum covering budgeting, banking, credit, investing, taxes, insurance, consumer skills, supply and demand, market economics and more!
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Year-Long High School Course
Integrated civics, government and economics curriculum covering constitutional principles, public policy, citizenship, markets, economic systems, trade policy, economic decision-making and more!
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Semester High School Course
Personal finance and financial literacy curriculum covering budgeting, banking, credit scores, loans, investing, insurance, taxes, consumer protection, fraud, financial decision-making and more!
Civics & U.S. Government
Year-Long High School Course
Comprehensive civics curriculum covering the Constitution, Bill of Rights, federalism, elections, Congress, the presidency, the Supreme Court, civil rights, civic participation and more!
NC Civic Literacy
Year-Long High School Course
Complete standards-aligned North Carolina Civic Literacy curriculum covering the Constitution, federalism, state government, local government, citizenship, constitutional rights, civic participation, elections and more!
Economics
Semester High School Course
Economics curriculum covering scarcity, opportunity cost, supply and demand, market structures, economic systems, international trade, economic indicators and more!
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