This evaluation of a federally funded economics curriculum project reviews acquisition of learning outcomes, success of content and teaching methods, perception of curriculum change, and facilitation of decision making. Over 10,000 elementary and secondary school students in Illinois were exposed to economics through the specially developed World of Work Economics Education curriculum (WOWEE). The content focused on 10 concepts including scarcity, work satisfaction, productivity and labor, and unemployment. Teachers sharpened their own skills in economics by studying in a university setting. Specific sections of the evaluation report assess learning objectives, instructional procedures, instructional and community settings, and the standard and basis for judging quality. A review of benefits, costs, and side effects of the program includes a report on how federal money was supplemented by contributions from universities, school districts, and state and private foundations. The program had widespread impact in Illinois. Articles published for professional audiences may promote national impact as well. Two areas for further research were identified: sex-related learning differentials in economics and measurement of affective learning in economic education. Appendices include the table of contents of a course text, a sample lesson planning packet, and regression results for cognitive evaluation. (AV)