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Marymount University Teams Up With Junior Achievement To Teach The Value Of A College Education
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
The school year is in full swing in Fairfax County, and Marymount University has teamed up with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to educate middle schoolers about the value of a college education. Marymount is the Education Storefront partner at JA Finance Park in Fairfax...
2017 JA Worldwide Global Leadership Conference Hosted in Atlanta Spreads Message of "One JA"
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
From July 17-20, 2017, JA Worldwide, JA USA, and JA of Georgia welcomed colleagues from over 50 countries to Atlanta for the annual JA Global Leadership Conference...
JA Student Lucas Huynh's Remarks from the 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureate Luncheon at JA Finance Park® Fairfax County
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
On Tuesday, August 22, the 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates gathered at JA Finance Park® to get to know one another prior to the gala and awards ceremony in...
2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Honored at Laureate Luncheon
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
On Tuesday, August 22, the 2017 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates gathered at JA Finance Park® to get to know one another prior to the gala and awards ceremony in November.
This event takes place annually as an opportunity for the forthcoming laureates to get to know each other before taking the stage together on November 29. The event was attended by several former laureates as well as...
Labor Day Blues: Three-in-Four Parents and Teens Concerned Global Competition and Automation will make it Difficult for Next Generation to Have a Successful Job/Career
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
A new survey from Junior Achievement USA (JA) shows that 77 percent of parents are “concerned” about their children’s ability to have a successful job or career as adults in light of global competition and...
Pepco and Washington Gas Join Forces to Expand Partnership with JA of Greater Washington
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Pepco and Washington Gas have joined forces to expand their partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington.
In addition to serving as the Home Utilities Storefront Partner at JA Finance Park® Prince George’s County, Pepco and Washington Gas will now do the same at JA's forthcoming JA Finance Park in Montgomery...
NFEC: Back-to-School Survey: Young Adults in 49 States Agree - Financial Literacy Offers More Benefits than Other High School Subjects
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
The NFEC and its partners conducted this back-to-school survey, part of a series of financial literacy research studies exploring various behaviors and attitudes related to personal finance. Future studies will examine the associations between attitudes/behaviors and people's actual financial...
Team "Clear Solutions" Wins 2nd Annual JA Entrepreneurship Summit Pitch Competition
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017, team "Clear Solutions," composed of young entrepreneurs from across the region, won first place in the 2nd annual JA Entrepreneurship Summit Pitch Competition.
This year's competition was held at the new Mason Innovation Exchange (the MIX) on the campus of George Mason...
FSR: Redskins Rookies Turn to Thomas G. Pullen Middle-Schoolers for Money Advice
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
On June 2, the Washington Redskins 2017 rookies got a lesson in the importance of budgeting as they joined forces with Thomas G. Pullen Creative and Performing Arts Academy students at JA Finance Park Prince George’s...
FINANCIAL BUZZ: Junior Achievement Helps Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs Find Their Purpose Today
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Research by Gallup shows that two-thirds of adults are financially illiterate, with women trailing men at a five percent deficit. To help combat the global prominence of financial illiteracy, JA Worldwide® (Junior Achievement) and HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) are relaunching the JA More than Money program to elementary students in nearly 30 countries around the...