Rapunzl Blog

Rapunzl AI reads stock charts alongside students, flagging candlestick patterns and explaining RSI, moving averages, and Bollinger Bands in plain English.

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.

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

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

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

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.

Share price tells you nothing about performance. Teach students to compare stocks like pros do: percent return from the same starting line.

California's AB 984 makes a one-semester personal finance course a graduation requirement for the Class of 2031. A planning guide for district leaders.

Six top financial literacy curriculums for 2026, matched to the classroom each serves best: NGPF, EVERFI, Ramsey, Rapunzl, Intuit, PFL, and JA.

How to use a stock market simulator in the classroom: setup, lesson ideas, grading, and pitfalls to avoid. A practical guide for high school teachers.

Pennsylvania's personal finance academic standards take effect July 1, 2026. A teacher's guide to the domains, timeline, and how to align your course.

Rapunzl vs. NGPF: an honest comparison of two high school financial literacy programs. Live simulator vs. lesson library, standards, and stakes.