Economics everywhere.

• Position: STATELINE - National Council on Economic Education - Brief article

Although more schools are teaching personal or consumer finances, only 17 states require students to take a basic course in economics. According to the latest national report card on the state of economics and personal-finance education, released last week by the National Council on Economic Education, the number of states that test student on the concepts of economics is declining. "It's becoming more important [to teach these concepts] because of the way our society is changing, with all of the globalization we're seeing," says Joseph A. Peri, the...