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MCPS: School, Community Leaders Break Ground on a New School for Edison High
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
School and community leaders joined staff and students on Thursday, November 3 at 11:30 a.m. to celebrate the groundbreaking for the new Thomas Edison High School of...
Poll: Teens Say Bill Gates is the “Greatest Entrepreneur Alive Today”; Most Teens Interested in Starting a Business
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
Washington — According to a survey of 1,000 teens conducted by Junior Achievement USA and ORC International, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the “Greatest Entrepreneur Alive Today,” far outpacing household names like Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg and Donald...
WOLF TRAP ALL ACCESS: Wolf Trap Makes Good Cents for Fairfax County 8th Graders
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Fairfax County eighth graders are learning that the best things in life aren’t free…but with good budgeting and smart choices, arts and entertainment can fit into their budgets.
These life lessons are possible thanks to a new partnership between Wolf Trap and Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, whose JA Finance Park® program provides financial literacy curriculum and immersive, real-life...
Survey Shows More Than 1 in 4 U.S. Teens Wouldn't Vote If They Had the Ability to This Presidential Election
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
According to a survey of 500 U.S. teens conducted by Junior Achievement USA and ORC International, more than 1 in 4 (28%) American teens would not vote for a Presidential candidate on November 8th if given the...
JA Student Kurien Thomas Addresses Financial Services Roundtable
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
JA Finance Park® graduate and 2016 Entrepreneurship Summit CEO Kurien Thomas, a senior at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, joined JA USA® President Jack Kosakowski and Financial Services Roundtable CEO Tim Pawlenty for FSR's Fall Conference in the District.
In front of an audience of leading FSR members, Thomas shared his thoughts on his JA Finance Park experience and how Junior Achievement...
BALTIMORE SUN: Dwight Eisenhower eighth graders learn lesson in money management
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Courtney Houston, an eighth-grader at Dwight Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel, walked into the Junior Achievement Finance Park in Landover Thursday morning for a school field trip. For the next four hours, Houston said, she would take on the financial responsibilities of an adult with her own simulated credit score, career and salary, spouse, children and debt...
HARVARD: 21st Century Education in Action: JA Finance Park®
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Recently, Harvard University's Global Education Innovation Initiative (GEII) identified Junior Achievement's JA Finance Park as a program with innovative curriculum and pedagogical practices related to 21st century skills learning in financial literacy education. Harvard has added program information about JA Finance Park to their website, which serves as a resource for education stakeholders,...
The Safeway Foundation to serve as Grocery Storefront partner at forthcoming JA Finance Park® Montgomery County
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
JA of Greater Washington is proud to announce that it will be partnering with The Safeway Foundation to fulfill a Storefront Partnership at the forthcoming JA Finance Park Montgomery County.
Many young people don't yet have a concept of how expensive it can be to feed a family. As the Grocery Storefront partner at JA Finance Park Montgomery County, The Safeway Foundation will play a critical role...
WJLA: For Redskins Davis, '4th and Life' comes full circle
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
District of Columbia native Vernon Davis has come full circle.
The Redskins tight end was one of the speakers at the team's '4th and Life' event at FedEx Field...
Junior Achievement partners with Washington Redskins on annual '4th and Life' Program to Inspire Youth Off the Field
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement joined the Washington Redskins Charitable Foundation and presenting sponsor Coca Cola for the 4th and Life High School Football Forum, focusing on preparing nearly 400 high school football players for life after...