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Hawaii's personal finance requirement begins with the 2026-27 school year. What SB2407 set in motion and how schools can be ready on day one.

Stakes change learning. How a free national scholarship competition motivates students grades can't reach, plus a playbook for running one in class.

Georgia's Class of 2028 must complete a half-credit personal financial literacy course. How the flexible credit works and how districts should use it.

Why a financial literacy curriculum and stock market simulator work best as one integrated program, plus four design principles for evaluating any option.

Florida's first required financial literacy cohort graduates in 2027. What the Hukill Act requires, and how schools can move from compliance to quality.

Real analysts learn by asking someone at the next desk. Rapunzl AI gives students that same on-demand tutor, with guardrails built for the classroom.

Delaware is the 30th state to require a personal finance course. What HB 203 requires, what DDOE is still finalizing, and how schools can prepare.

A calm, step-by-step FAFSA guide for students and families: FSA ID, eligibility, deadlines, and filing at StudentAid.gov. In English and Spanish.

Colorado's HB25-1192 makes financial literacy a graduation requirement. What the standards-based approach means for districts, and how to plan now.

Two economics classroom games for high school: Run the Fed and Rate the Loan let students set rates, price risk, and do what the professionals do.