Now this is what I'm talking about:
Teachers, interested in using real economic data with your students? Our free professional development webinar on Jan. 28 will introduce you to FRED—our signature economic data tool. You’ll leave with resources for bringing FRED into your classroom: https://t.co/Z4l6iuLqcE pic.twitter.com/37uZ2zMZ7D
— St. Louis Fed (@stlouisfed) January 21, 2025
Oh hell yes. I might have to make a late career change. OK kids, open your laptops to fred.stlouisfed.org. Who can tell me the difference between the labor force participation rate and the employment-population ratio? Betty?
Just shoot it directly into my veins.
There is the ongoing classroom newsletter. Even if he wanted to, the convicted felon Trump couldn't touch FRED without Congress passing a law to cut back the Fed's independence.
I'm sure he could mess things up a bit.
Just like he can't back out of the WHO without Congressional approval?
Does this mean we will see more, direct URLs for the data behind the charts here?-)
One can only hope.
Don't give the guy any ideas.
I'm willing to enroll in your course, professor Drum. That makes you a teacher. So sign up for the webinar.
IRS free tax returns is where it's at for me. That service is both amazing and a big step towards modernizing the government (literally, we're one of the only that don't have the option).