Forefront in the Classroom

Do you want to keep your high school students in the forefront of economic policy discussions?

Motivate your students’ learning with current event discussion

Here are study questions from a new policy magazine. The questions are based on state education standards and can be used as a teaching tool to spark discussion about:

For questions, comments or suggestions about the study questions e-mail us at Learningcenter@clev.frb.org or call us at 216.579.3188.

Available Question Sets

  1. Forefront Winter 2009/2010 Volume 1 Number 1
    • Say Goodbye to Hidden Overdraft and Gift Card Fees
    • Housing and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
    • Making Financial Markets Safer for Consumers
    • Interview with Matthew Kahn: Green Cities
  1. Forefront Summer 2010 Volume 1 Number 2
    • The Fed's Exit Strategy Explained
    • The Community Reinvestment Act and the Economics of Lending in Lower-Income Neighborhoods
    • A Proposal: Using the CRA to Fight Vacancy and Abandonment
    • Seeing the Forest and the Trees: A Systemic Risk Identification Model
    • Small Businesses: Credit Where Credit is Due?
    • Interview with Anil K. Kashyap
    • View: Neighborhood Stabilization: Early Reports on Policymaking in Action