This summer, try the most fun, engaging, comprehensive, and effective financial education program available. Experienced user? Each week we will be highlighting new features that will make using Budget Challenge better than ever! And all participants will be entered into a drawing for $1,000, $500, and three $250 cash prizes! Refer a friend to be entered for even more chances to win!
Attention Teachers! If you will be teaching personal finance, economics, CTE, business, math, or life skills next year, the Budget Challenge Teacher Challenge is for you! Sign up to play Budget Challenge and see firsthand how the most effective financial capability program available engages students with the most realistic financial simulation available. Budget Challenge can be the lab experience that makes your Business, Math, or Economics Course come alive! Or it can be your complete class solution with everything needed to teach a full semester personal finance course.
Is your state requiring a financial literacy class for graduation?
Other programs claim to "align" with state standards. Budget Challenge is the only program available that teaches ALL 127 of the new Jump$tart/CEE high school personal financial education standards and ALL the standards for many states including Florida, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Missouri, and Michigan (draft). The Teacher Challenge is the perfect way to discover how the Excellence in Financial Literacy Education’s (EIFLE) Program of the Year can seamlessly transition from in-class to distance learning. Registration is free for eligible educators so sign up today!
Why is Budget Challenge the best program money can buy?
- Patented 10-week live simulation puts students in control of managing ALL the finances of a typical independent young adult. Students learn to manage money by managing money.
- 100% online with mobile app and full compatibility with all platforms
- 17 chapter companion textbook with review, ELA Connection, Math Application and In the Sim questions
- Engaging real-world, higher-order thinking activities plus self-scoring summative and formative assessments
- Available +Investing add-on to our original simulation rewards the development of real-word investing skills, not wild speculation.
- Competitive scoring increases engagement and allows for new school versus school and class versus class competitions.
- Login with Clever SSO is now supported for teachers and students.
- Live help desk for teachers AND students is like having an on-demand classroom aide to lighten your load.
- Meets the highest student data privacy standards with no pop-ups, ads, or promotions.
Join the Teacher Challenge by signing up for the June 8th - August 17th Teacher Play simulation right here! That will allow you to participate in the financial simulation and view the e-textbook and videos just like your students would. Once you sign up, complete your simulation vendor selections to be entered into the prize drawing. Once the simulation starts you can test your skills by managing your finances and attempting to win trophies for achieving key financial tasks that adults struggle with. There is no cost to enter so sign up now!