diff --git a/static/scripts/libs/handlebars.runtime.js b/static/scripts/libs/handlebars.runtime.js
index 987a5cd4d66..0866641947a 100644
--- a/static/scripts/libs/handlebars.runtime.js
+++ b/static/scripts/libs/handlebars.runtime.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // lib/handlebars/base.js
-var Handlebars = {};
 
-Handlebars.VERSION = "1.0.beta.6";
+/*jshint eqnull:true*/
+this.Handlebars = {};
+
+(function(Handlebars) {
+
+Handlebars.VERSION = "1.0.rc.1";
 
 Handlebars.helpers  = {};
 Handlebars.partials = {};
@@ -40,25 +44,36 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('blockHelperMissing', function(context, options) {
     return inverse(this);
   } else if(type === "[object Array]") {
     if(context.length > 0) {
-      for(var i=0, j=context.length; i<j; i++) {
-        ret = ret + fn(context[i]);
-      }
+      return Handlebars.helpers.each(context, options);
     } else {
-      ret = inverse(this);
+      return inverse(this);
     }
-    return ret;
   } else {
     return fn(context);
   }
 });
 
+Handlebars.K = function() {};
+
+Handlebars.createFrame = Object.create || function(object) {
+  Handlebars.K.prototype = object;
+  var obj = new Handlebars.K();
+  Handlebars.K.prototype = null;
+  return obj;
+};
+
 Handlebars.registerHelper('each', function(context, options) {
   var fn = options.fn, inverse = options.inverse;
-  var ret = "";
+  var ret = "", data;
+
+  if (options.data) {
+    data = Handlebars.createFrame(options.data);
+  }
 
   if(context && context.length > 0) {
     for(var i=0, j=context.length; i<j; i++) {
-      ret = ret + fn(context[i]);
+      if (data) { data.index = i; }
+      ret = ret + fn(context[i], { data: data });
     }
   } else {
     ret = inverse(this);
@@ -92,6 +107,8 @@ Handlebars.registerHelper('with', function(context, options) {
 Handlebars.registerHelper('log', function(context) {
   Handlebars.log(context);
 });
+
+}(this.Handlebars));
 ;
 // lib/handlebars/utils.js
 Handlebars.Exception = function(message) {
@@ -103,7 +120,7 @@ Handlebars.Exception = function(message) {
 
   this.message = tmp.message;
 };
-Handlebars.Exception.prototype = new Error;
+Handlebars.Exception.prototype = new Error();
 
 // Build out our basic SafeString type
 Handlebars.SafeString = function(string) {
@@ -115,6 +132,7 @@ Handlebars.SafeString.prototype.toString = function() {
 
 (function() {
   var escape = {
+    "&": "&amp;",
     "<": "&lt;",
     ">": "&gt;",
     '"': "&quot;",
@@ -122,7 +140,7 @@ Handlebars.SafeString.prototype.toString = function() {
     "`": "&#x60;"
   };
 
-  var badChars = /&(?!\w+;)|[<>"'`]/g;
+  var badChars = /[&<>"'`]/g;
   var possible = /[&<>"'`]/;
 
   var escapeChar = function(chr) {
@@ -204,7 +222,7 @@ Handlebars.VM = {
   },
   noop: function() { return ""; },
   invokePartial: function(partial, name, context, helpers, partials, data) {
-    options = { helpers: helpers, partials: partials, data: data };
+    var options = { helpers: helpers, partials: partials, data: data };
 
     if(partial === undefined) {
       throw new Handlebars.Exception("The partial " + name + " could not be found");
@@ -213,7 +231,7 @@ Handlebars.VM = {
     } else if (!Handlebars.compile) {
       throw new Handlebars.Exception("The partial " + name + " could not be compiled when running in runtime-only mode");
     } else {
-      partials[name] = Handlebars.compile(partial);
+      partials[name] = Handlebars.compile(partial, {data: data !== undefined});
       return partials[name](context, options);
     }
   }