Westar Energy provides grant for youth economic and financial literacy
Jim Graham, president and CEO of KCEE, said, "We are both pleased and gratified to have Westar Energy as one of our longtime financial partners."
The vision of KCEE is that every K-12 student in Kansas will become economically and financially literate so they will be more knowledgeable consumers, wiser savers and investors, better employees and more responsible citizens.
In order to reach as many students as possible, the mission of KCEE is to equip teachers to teach economics and personal finance. KCEE provides professional development opportunities for teachers, curriculum resources, and programs and competitions that engage students through experiential learning and practical applications of knowledge.
KCEE's highly regarded programs and competitions include The Stock Market Game, LifeSmarts, Financial Foundations for Kids, the Kansas Personal Finance Challenge, the Kansas Economics Challenge and the Kansas Economics Poster Contest. KCEE reaches more than 100,000 students through more than 1,000 teachers throughout the state each year.
About Westar Energy
As Kansas' largest electric utility, Westar Energy Inc. (NYSE:WR) provides customers the safe, reliable electricity needed to power their businesses and homes. We have 7,800 MW of electric generation capacity that includes renewables and traditional power sources with half the electricity supplied to our more than 700,000 customers from emissions free sources: nuclear, wind and solar, with a third coming from renewables. We are a leader in electric transmission in Kansas coordinating a network of lines and substations that supports one of the largest consolidations of wind energy in the nation. Our employees live, volunteer and work in the communities we serve. In addition to providing safe, clean and reliable energy, Westar invests in programs that educate tomorrow's workforce to ensure that the company will thrive in the future through personnel with the required knowledge and skills.