Parent Involvement Highlights with Anne Runkle
On May 16, 2022 in Parent Survey by Tara Kirby
Anne Runkle an Economics teacher at Charlotte Catholic High School, in Charlotte, NC, is an avid Budget Challenge user. She has been using the program since 2014. In that time our program has improved and changed. However, the importance and relevancy of parent engagement during the simulation and the bridge between home and school that Budget Challenge creates has remained the same. Anne shares her experience and the importance of parent involvement.

Teacher Spotlight — Robin Salai
On March 29, 2022 in Teacher Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Robin Salai, a Business teacher at Fairmont Senior High School in WV, who has been using Budget Challenge for several years, shares her vast experience with us. She started teaching the class with 22 students and since then her class size has almost tripled. Salai was even featured in the Times West Virginian last year for using our program in her Personal Finance course.

Teacher Spotlight — Jacob Granstaff
On February 17, 2022 in Teacher Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Jacob Granstaff is an AP Macroeconomics/Government teacher at Boerne High School in Texas. He shared his most memorable Budget Challenge experience, which occurred at a recent graduation.

Sponsor Spotlight — Trevor Medenwaldt with Achieva Credit Union
On December 10, 2021 in Sponsor Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Trevor Medenwaldt, with Achieva Credit Union, is a Certified Financial Counselor (CFC), IRA Specialist (CIS II), HSA Specialist (CHSP) and Branch Manager of Del Prado & Camelot Isles shares his insight on what it means to be the proud sponsor of Lee County Schools in Fort Myers, Florida.

Teacher Spotlight — Bill Nelson
On November 15, 2021 in Teacher Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Bill Nelson, a CTE Career Readiness Teacher and Consultant at the Van Buren Tech School located in Lawrence, MI shared with us the value Budget Challenge adds to his students' lives.

Teacher Spotlight — Jeanne White
On November 4, 2021 in Teacher Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Jeanne White shared her unique experience of teaching overseas at Kubasaki High School which is on Camp Foster a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa, a DODEA high school.

Teacher Spotlight — David Tonnis
On September 23, 2021 in Teacher Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Social Studies teacher, David Tonnis with St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, has used Budget Challenge for over seven years. David has successfully guided his students through all of the updates and advancements made to Budget Challenge.

Introducing our New Default Curriculum Schedule for 2021
On September 16, 2021 in Tips and Tricks, What's New by Robbie Kaminski
We've developed a comprehensive curriculum to cover more topics. Our default curriculum and quiz schedule now starts 3 weeks prior to the simulation start date in order to fit in as much as possible.

Teacher Spotlight — Joe Schoenfeld
On August 3, 2021 in Teacher Spotlight by Tara Kirby
Elder High School teacher Joe Schoenfeld (Cincinnati, Ohio) gave us his insight into how Budget Challenge impacts his students and how Eagle Saving Bank Charitable Foundation has made it possible for his students to participate in Budget Challenge. “Budget Challenge brings a lot of life and energy to our class. Without a doubt, my favorite aspects of the Budget Challenge are the hands-on nature of the simulation and the competition. The students are actively engaged in the simulation and get great practice reading invoices, writing checks, creating a budget and making financial decisions.”

Under the Hood with Dave Buten, Co-Founder and Co-CEO: We built a better stock market game!
On July 29, 2021 in Under the Hood by Dave Buten
We built a better stock market game AND it is focused on student outcomes, not entertainment It is now mid-summer 2021 and this blog post is about how we designed and built not just a better stock market game, but the most innovative tool for teaching effective investing. We performed a complete tear-down and rebuild of the classic stock market game with the belief that we could correct its obvious issues and optimize the experience for helping students’ financial futures.