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2021 Washington Business Hall of Fame Celebrates Local Icons, Raises Over $1.25 Million
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington (JA) inducted the 2021 Laureate class into the Washington Business Hall of Fame at the organization’s annual celebration on December 1, 2021. Over $1.25 million was raised to support JA’s work to prepare young people to be...
Learn about the 2021 Laureates: Virginia Ali, Ben's Chili Bowl
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
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...
Learn about the 2021 Laureates: Deborah Ratner Salzberg, Uplands Real Estate Partners
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
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...
Learn about the 2021 Laureates: Russ Ramsey, Ramsey Asset Management
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
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...
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...