Mission
The mission of the Minnesota Council on Economic Education (MCEE) is to provide Minnesotans with the economic and personal financial understanding they need to function effectively in a complex, global environment.

History
The Minnesota Council on Economic Education was founded in 1961 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It was originally hosted by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. In 1992 the Minnesota Council moved to the Department of Applied Economics and Claudia Parliament, Professor, was hired as the executive director.

Over the years the Minnesota Council has developed a network of Centers for Economic Education at institutions of high learning across the state. The Centers, along with the Council, provide professional development opportunities for teachers, in addition to disseminating economic and personal finance curriculum and promoting a variety of academic contests for high school economics students. The following colleges and universities host Centers: University of Minnesota - Duluth, Minnesota State University - Mankato, Minnesota State University - Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, and University of St. Thomas.

Program and Delivery
The Council accomplishes its mission by developing and conducting teacher and community education programs, using existing organizations and networks. The goals of the Minnesota Council are to provide comprehensive economic education to educators; develop and disseminate high quality economic curriculum materials; provide curricula, teaching exercises and student competitions that augment existing curricula and instructional objectives; encourage and reinforce the efforts of education professionals to bring economic understanding to the youth of Minnesota; develop and support economic educational programs aimed at the general public, educators, communities, and other targeted groups; and develop and advocate the use of measurable outcomes to indicate program effectiveness.

The Minnesota Council's programs are delivered though a network of University-affiliated Centers for Economic Education located at Minnesota State University-Mankato, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, St. Cloud State University, the University of Minnesota-Duluth, the University of Minnesota-St. Paul and the University of St. Thomas. The academicians who serve as center directors bring Minnesota Council programs to educators. They, along with the Executive Director of the Council, are contributions in-kind by their universities as a partnership pledge with the Minnesota Council to bring improved economic understanding to Minnesota educators and their students.