Grade 11-12
Community Economics
Every dollar you spend, every vote you cast, every zoning meeting you skip shapes the place you live. Examine how communities build or destroy wealth — through local multipliers, cooperatives, food systems, housing, and civic infrastructure.
Units
14
Credit
0.5 credit
Weekly Hours
3 hrs
Duration
18 weeks
What You'll Learn
Local Economic Systems
Multiplier effects, economic leakage, import substitution — why some communities build wealth and others lose it.
Housing, Food & Zoning
How obscure land-use rules determine housing costs, walkability, food access, and community character.
Civic Infrastructure
School boards, water districts, planning commissions — where local power actually lives, and how to use it.
Units (14)
1The Extractive vs. Regenerative Economy2The Local Multiplier Effect3How Zoning Shapes Everything4Food Systems and Food Deserts5Housing as Infrastructure6Cooperative Economics7The Civic Infrastructure You Don't See8Community Organizing 1019Public Goods and the Commons10Main Street vs. Wall Street11Brain Drain and Talent Retention12Environmental Justice as Economic Justice13Measuring What Matters14Building the Place You Want to Live