Two Gies Business alumni and leaders from two former iVenture Accelerator startups have been named to the prestigious #ForbesUnder30 list, which recognizes innovators under the age of 30 across 20 industries who are “changing the world forever.”

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The incredible impact of the The Yass Prize building capacity for the past 30 months is nothing short of transformational... Check out the full year in review!

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The The Yass Prize Miami Accelerator continues!!

With such an incredible line-up of speakers and insights, it really isn’t hard to understand why the Yass Prize has been described as the Pulitzer Prize for Education.

Rapunzl is down in Miami for the 2023 The Yass Prize Accelerator with 32 incredible semifinalist organizations vying for the $1 million grand prize!

Can’t wait to welcome more incredible groups to the Yass community!

Can’t make it to any of the conferences Rapunzl is attending these next few months?

No worries we’d still love to hear from you!

Check out the sign-up form below which will let a Rapunzl team member get in touch with you 📲🌐

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Swing by our booth at Indiana Non-Public Educators Conference in Indianapolis to see how gamified #financialliteracy transforms a classroom!🕹️💰

Because at the end of the day, money matters, and we need real-world learning tools to teach kids about it.

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY! 🚨📣

We’re diving into Teacher Pensions and discussing all of the questions you DM’d us.

Our webinar attendee list is completely full, but if you send us a message, we can try to add you to the list for tomorrow!

The clock is ticking ⏰

Secure your spot for our Oct 19th webinar at 5pm ET on Teacher Pensions and learn how these pensions impact everything in our world from child learning to economic stability.

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With the trillions spent on education across the country every year, teachers should not be spending their own money to supplement their classrooms.

But every year, they’re forced to 😥

Approximately 92.4% of teachers spend their own money on their students or classrooms.

Ever wondered how to make financial literacy engaging for kids? We’re here to help!

Stop by our booth in 2 weeks in Washington DC and discover how Rapunzl’s gamified financial literacy platform is transforming student outcomes across the country 🎮🏦

In 32 metropolitan areas in the United States, teachers are priced out of owning a home 🤔

That’s why you should join our latest Money Talks webinar where we dive into teacher pensions on October 19th at 5pm ET.

Chicago has $14 billion left to find, but New Jersey’s Teacher Pension is only 37% funded and they have a WHOPPING $47 billion in unfunded liabilities.

The Rapunzl team is on our way to Cleveland for the Forbes Under 30 Summit and to announce the 32 The Yass Prize Semifinalists!

Excited for the party of the year that the The Yass Prize is hosting and to meet all 64 quarterfinalists so that we can bring financial literacy to more schools

Chicago’s Teacher Pension fund is 45% funded with $14 billion left to find, which is roughly 90% of the City’s annual budget!

If you’re wondering, How’s this going to work? You’re not alone ‼️

Teacher Pension programs across the country have over $800 billion in unfunded liabilities. Nearly $1 Trillion!! 💸

😥 But how big of a problem is that?

Join us October 19th at 5pm ET.

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Attending #NCTM in a couple weeks in Washington DC? Us too!

Rapunzl will have a booth talking about leveraging student curiousity around money to drive incredible outcomes.

Come say hello, ask about our private investment competitions and maybe get some sweet Rapunzl swag 🌍💚

🤔 DID YOU KNOW:

In 35 of the states, teacher pensions are lower than the national average salary of $33,281 for all college-educated workers! In some states, the pension is only $21,355….

Your taxes fund teacher pension programs, so you shouldn't understand how they work?

As everything in education becomes more political, we’ve organized our next episode around #TeacherPensions

🚨 Did You Know: How much teacher pensions payout in your state? 💰

Don’t forget to sign-up for Rapunzl’s latest live-episode of Let’s Talk Money where we sit down and discuss teacher pensions!

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We had students from 17 of the 64 The Yass Prize quarterfinalists from 2022 join in our scholarship competition.

Excited to meet the 2023 cohort and continue bring financial literacy to every classroom in America.