Dunick receives funding for Center For Economic Education

George Mason University

Dunick Receives Funding For Center For Economic Education

Jason Dunick, Associate Chair and Term Associate Professor, Economics, College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), received $108,692 from Virginia Council on Economic Education for: “Center for Economic Education.”

Dunick will use this funding to support the continuation of the services of the Center for Economic Education. The Center supports K-12 teachers who are teaching economics and personal finance in Virginia.

This grant represents the renewal of a long-standing relationship with the Virginia Council on Economic Education, and the work of the Center for Economic Education at Mason is in coordination with eight other Centers across the Commonwealth all working to ensure that Virginia remains a nationwide leader in economics and personal finance education. 

Funding for this award began in July 2024 and will end in late June 2025.

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