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Back-to-School with JA: The Year Ahead
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
As we embark on yet another unprecedented back-to-school season, our team has kept focus on one question: how do we (once again) use the challenges in front of us to innovate our programming, sharpen the student experience, and work closely and creatively with our...
Learn about the 2021 Laureates: Craig Ruppert, Ruppert Companies
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
The Learn About the Laureate series serves as an opportunity for the Greater Washington business community to get to know the 2021 Washington Business Hall of Fame inductees just a little bit better.
Check out Craig Ruppert’s Q&A with JA...
High Schoolers Participate in 2021 JA Entrepreneurship Summit
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
Six teams representing students from the Greater Washington region, and as far as Cyprus, spent five intense days participating in Junior Achievement’s sixth annual JA Entrepreneurship Summit, a virtual “startup boot camp” that challenges high schoolers to design socially conscious...
STUDY: 39% of Teens Feel They Are Behind Educationally Due to the Pandemic, Many Believe Permanently
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
A new survey of teens conducted for Junior Achievement by the research firm ENGINE Insights shows that nearly 2-in-5 (39%) feel that they are behind educationally because of the...
2021 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Washington Business Hall of Fame and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JA) has announced its 2021 Laureate...
D.C.-Area Students to Compete at Junior Achievement’s National Student Leadership Summit
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
Two Junior Achievement (JA) of Greater Washington student teams have been selected to compete at the virtual Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit (NSLS). The students will compete in the three-day event, June 22-24, against other teen entrepreneurs from across the United...
STUDY: 68% of 16- and 17-Year-Olds Plan to Work this Summer – Same Level as Pre-Pandemic
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
A new survey of teens conducted for Junior Achievement by the research firm ENGINE Insights shows that two-thirds of 16- and 17-year-olds (68%) plan to work this summer. Nearly the same percentage of teens in that age group (69%) who planned to work in the summer of 2019, based on a similar survey taken...
Survey Finds 2020 High School Graduates Delayed Their College Plans, Concerned about Financial Security
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
COVID-19 has significantly impacted how teens are thinking about their financial futures, prompting 25 percent of 2020 high school graduates to delay their college plans in the face of reduced financial support from parents and guardians because of the pandemic, according to a new survey from Junior Achievement (JA) and...
Prince George's County Students Win National Business Competition
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
JA of Greater Washington is proud to announce that five of the 3DE Student Founders from Potomac High School in Oxon, Maryland, won first place in the Arby’s National Case Competition with their innovative presentation and pitch to Arby’s...
JA Student Companies Debut, Sell Products at Virtual Trade Show
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
Eight teams of young entrepreneurs from the Greater Washington region and beyond put their big ideas to the test at the third annual virtual Junior Achievement Trade...