CHALLENGE UPDATES   

Finalist teams move on to compete for more than $50,000 in college scholarships.

The first-ever H&R Block Dollars & Sense Challenge is kicking into second gear. Eight finalist teams from Round 1 of the Challenge are moving on to the National finals which will be hosted by DECA in Louisville, KY April 24-27.

To date, thousands of teens have demonstrated their financial fitness doing things like managing a schedule, filing taxes, paying bills and managing credit cards. Students have the opportunity to qualify for the National Challenge finals in Round 2—with $50,000 in college scholarships up for grabs, things are getting exciting.

Check out the finalist teams below and check back to see what happens next.

         THE CURRICULUM         

Learning by doing.

H&R Block Dollars & Sense uses Knowledge Matters Virtual Business® – Personal Finance when providing curriculum to high schools. The experience-based simulation software allows students to learn and practice 18 personal finance skills in an environment that mimics what they can expect in real life. The software is accompanied by classroom lesson plans and study materials.

Teachers and administrators can apply for a 2010-2011 curriculum grant now through February 15. Selected schools will receive a full license to utilize the software and lesson plans at no cost—helping increase the financial fitness of even more high school students.

LET'S TALK DOLLARS & SENSE

Let's Talk Dollars & Sense

The numbers don’t lie. A large percentage of today’s teens graduate without an understanding of how to properly manage their own finances. So we created H&R Block Dollars & Sense™, a comprehensive initiative to help high school students learn the essentials of financial fitness, like how to manage a debit card, balance a budget, save money and avoid debt.

This year, through H&R Block Dollars & Sense, we’re donating more than $1 million in personal finance curriculum and rewarding students with college scholarships. Applications for the 2010-2011 school year grants are available online now through February 15, 2010. With the help of our partners, Knowledge Matters and DECA, we will create a new generation of financially fit Americans, teens who are ready for whatever the real world throws at them. To us, that makes perfect dollars and sense.