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Learn about the 2018 Laureates: Mark Ein
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
We had a chance to ask Mark a few questions so you could get to know him better. Here's what he had to...
Learn about the 2018 Laureates: The JBG Companies Founding Partners
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
We had a chance to ask Donald, Joseph, and Benjamin a few questions so you could get to know them better. Here's what they had to...
Team "Piggybox" Wins 3rd Annual JA Entrepreneurship Summit Pitch Competition
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, team "Piggybox," composed of young entrepreneurs from across the region, won first place in the 3rd annual JA Entrepreneurship Summit Pitch Competition.
This year's competition was held at EY in Tyson's Corner,...
Learn about the 2018 Laureates: Dr. Sachiko Kuno
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
We had a chance to ask Sachiko a few questions so you could get to know her better. Here's what she had to...
Prince George's Suite: Where The Rubber Meets the Road
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
President & CEO of Junior Achievement of Greater Washington Ed Grenier introduced the group of nearly 70 business owners, county leaders, first responders and military officers to the value of JA and gave them details about the operation.
“The kids come here not knowing what to expect,” Grenier says of the young people who may have challenges at home and a full load of work at school. “They learn...
JA of Greater Washington receives grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington has been awarded a grant in the amount of $15,000 as part of the Bank of America Charitable Foundation’s focus on Economic Mobility for Individuals &...
Washington Business Hall of Fame 2018 Laureates Announced
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Washington Business Hall of Fame founders Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Washingtonian today announced the 2018 Hall of Fame...
SURVEY: 4 out of 5 millennials can't answer basic financial questions
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Americans age 25-40 were asked five basic financial literacy questions from the MassMutual Foundation's FutureSmart Digital program, developed for middle and high school students in partnership with education technology leader EverFi. Only 17 percent of respondents answered all five questions...
Financial Literacy & Middle Schoolers
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Work Readiness
What is Financial Literacy? Financial literacy is the all-inclusive concept of budgeting, management of credit, understanding of saving, spending and earning. Essentially, financial literacy is everything that involves your financial health.Yet, one can't consider being literate in finance by being able to balance a checkbook or being hired. The fundamentals of financial literacy look at present...
Research Reveals Boys' Interest in STEM Careers Declining while Girls' Interest Unchanged
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
New 2018 research conducted on behalf of Junior Achievement and Ernst & Young LLP (EY) illustrates how in just one year after first being surveyed, high school age teens’ career ambitions have shifted further away from careers in STEM and the arts and how more 13-17-year-old students are expecting to take out loans to help pay for...