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• Budget Challenge announces the Teacher Challenge!

  Secondary school teachers in the United States and its territories are invited to sign up to play Budget Challenge Teacher Challenge this summer and be entered in a drawing for $1000, $500 and three $250 gift cards.

• Teacher Spotlight — Joe Schoenfeld

  

  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.”

• Teacher Spotlight — John Yoho

  

  John Yoho a Career & Technology Education teacher and Virtual Learning Mentor at Brunswick High, in Frederick County, Maryland, is a long time user of Budget Challenge. For several years, thousands of students have had the opportunity to participate in the program thanks to the generosity of Jennifer Allen. Her company, J Allen and Associates CPA has provided full funding for all high schools in the entire Frederick County Public School District to participate in Budget Challenge. He recently shared the impact that the simulation has had on his students throughout the years. "I've been teaching personal finance for almost ten years and Budget Challenge is by far the best thing that I have found for navigating these topics and skills with students. I truly believe that Budget Challenge is having a huge impact on our students and will hopefully save them time, money, and potentially stressful situations moving into adulthood!"

• Interviewing a Superstar Teacher — Trisha DeBacco

  

  Trisha DeBacco is a personal finance teacher that has been a loyal user of Budget Challenge since 2015. In that time, she has taught over 300 students across 15+ classes. Read our interview with Trisha to learn tips on how to implement our program.

• Teacher Spotlight with Celeste Smith (Implementing Budget Challenge as a Distance Learning Tool)

  Many teachers across the country are having to adjust to a Distance Learning platform. We spoke with Celeste Smith in Chicago, IL with CP Online Academy, who utilized Budget Challenge as a successful resource.

• Teacher Spotlight — Accounting Teacher Laura Abel

  

  Laura Abel, an accounting teacher in Kingwood, TX, has taught Budget Challenge in her classroom since 2015. We reached out to her to gain insight into how Budget Challenge is used to teach Personal Finance in her class. Here’s what she had to say.