Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ENGAGE TODAY'S TECH SAVVY STUDENTS USING MEANINGFUL CONTENT WITH WHICH THEY CAN CONNECT. OUR COURSE MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY ARE DESIGNED TO EQUIP EACH STUDENT TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY, DEVELOP LIFELONG PRINCIPLES THOUGHTFULLY, AND CONTRIBUTE IN THEIR COMMUNITY RESPONSIBLY. DIGITALLY DELIVERED, OUR CLASSROOM CONTENT INCREASES STUDENTS' ACCESS TO QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES AND EMPOWERS TEACHERS IN ANY ENVIRONMENT.
CERTELL@SCHOOLTHIS ORGANIZATION IS WORKING WITH LEADING SCHOLARS TO CREATE WORLD-CLASS DIGITAL, MULTIMEDIA SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULA IN ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, AMERICAN HISTORY AND WORLD HISTORY. CERTELL@SCHOOL MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTES THESE MATERIALS AT NO COSTS TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS FOR USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, HELPING THEM ENHANCE THE LEARNING OF THEIR STUDENTS.- ECONOMICS PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM IS BUILT AROUND THE MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS FOR LIFE COURSE PACKAGES DEVELOPED AT THE STAVROS CENTER FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION IS PILOTING PROGRAMS WITH GLOBAL NOT-FOR-PROFITS AIMED AT MAKING THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE, AND WITH INTERNATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFITS IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA.- LAW AND ECONOMICS PROGRAM WHILE THE ORGANIZATION WORKS PRIMARILY WITH HIGH SCHOOL AND INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE-LEVEL CONTENT, THEY HAVE UNDERTAKEN A SPECIAL PROJECT TO DEVELOP A MULTIMEDIA LAW AND ECONOMICS CURRICULUM, FOLLOWING THE SAME STRUCTURE AS THE CURRICULUM USED IN SCHOOLS. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROGRAM IS MIDDLE-TIER LAW SCHOOLS. THIS CURRICULUM IS IN POST-PRODUCTION AND WILL BE MARKETED BEGINNING NEXT FISCAL YEAR.- GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTES COMMON SENSE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, DEVELOPED TOGETHER WITH STRATA POLICY AND FACULTY AT UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY. - AMERICAN HISTORY PROGRAM THE ORGANIZATION MARKETS AND DISTRIBUTES A TWO-SEMESTER COMMON SENSE AMERICAN HISTORY COURSE PACKAGE, DEVELOPED WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL HISTORY AND FACULTY AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY.- ISRAEL PROJECT THE ORGANIZATION IS PARTNERING WITH THE ISRAEL CENTER FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS TO "TRANSPOSE" THE COMMON SENSE ECONOMICS FOR LIFE COURSE FROM ENGLISH AND AMERICAN INTO HEBREW AND ISRAELI. THAT IS, THEY ARE NOT ONLY TRANSLATING THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONTENT, BUT ALSO ADAPTING THE MATERIALS TO THE INSTITUTIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF ISRAEL. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO MARKET AND DISTRIBUTE IT IN ISRAEL, AS WELL AS TO HEBREW PROGRAMS AND JEWISH SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PRODUCT WILL BE RELEASED NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
CERTELL@WORK THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS FEE-BASED, HYBRID ADULT EDUCATION COURSES,BEGINNING WITH PERSONAL FINANCE ANDECONOMIC LITERACY. THESE SHORT COURSES ARE BASED UPON THE SEMESTER LONG VERSIONS THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES TO TEACHERS. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO DEVELOPING SPECIFIC MATERIALS FOR USE BY ADULTS IN PRISON, DESIGNED TOTEACH CIVIC AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE PRISON PROGRAM FROM FLORIDA TO INDIANA, TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO WERE DELAYED BY COVID-19, BUT PREPARATIONS ARE COMPLETE FOR DOING SO AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE,
CERTELL@ROUND THE WORLDTHE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO ACCELERATE THE LEVELING OF THE EDUCATIONAL PLAYING FIELD BY DEVELOPING CONTENT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PROSPERITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP GLOBALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION IS DEVELOPING TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO DISTRIBUTE SUCH HIGH-BANDWIDTH CONTENT IN LOW-BANDWIDTH PLACES. SINCE THIS DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM AFFECTS NOT ONLY ECONOMIC AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, THE ORGANIZATION IS WORKING WITH EDUCATORS WORKING IN OTHER AREAS SUCH AS HEALTH EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Frederic Fransen | PRESIDENT/ CEO | 30 | $123,351 |
Dennis Trinkle | CHAIRMAN | 5 | $0 |
Tim Murphy | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
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