Teaching economics, electing to ignore it
Wisconsin students learn what markets do for society, which a leading candidate seems not to get
In 2018, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction adopted the Wisconsin Standards for Social Studies to guide economics instruction in the state’s public schools. Those standards introduce students to fundamental economic concepts including property rights, supply and demand, prices, profits, incentives, and competitive markets. The standards were carefully formulated by experienced teachers and curriculum specialists, and they reflect best practices in economic education. They do not endorse any political party or candidate, but they do present market economics as the framework through which students should understand how economies function.
