This New York Times article, "
A Few Tools For Do-It-Yourself Bond Trading" mentions some excellent sources for bond data. Of these,
www.investinginbonds.com, a Web site run by the Bond Market Association is definitely worth a look. On their website, you'll find:
- A good section on "bond basics"
- News about bonds and bond markets
- Data on recent trades and prices
- Coverage of all major markets (corporate, federal government, municiple)
The Web makes bringing real world data into the classroom easy (particularly if you have a net hookup and a projector in the room).