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JA Worldwide President Asheesh Advani: 6 Expert Ways to Make Your Kids Financially Successful for Life (Inc. Magazine)
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
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U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica shares how JA® inspired his life and work
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Honorable Luis G. Moreno, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, has developed foreign policy and negotiated peace in the Americas and the Middle East. He was also part of a JA company that produced and sold lava...
Washington Redskins Rookie Class Attends JA Finance Park®
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
The Washington Redskins 2016 rookies got a lesson in the importance of budgeting Friday afternoon, as they joined forces with eighth graders at Kenmoor Middle School at Junior Achievement’s Finance Park in Landover,...
Student Shares His JA Finance Park® Experience
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
The Washington Redskins’ rookie class will be participating in another community club event this Friday at the Junior Achievement Finance Park in Landover, Md. to participate in a financial literacy demo with...
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington Announces First Annual JA Bowl-A-Thon Pop-up Digital Raffle with Array of Prizes
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Today, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington is excited to announce the launch of the first ever JA Bowl-A-Thon pop-up digital...
PenFed: PenFed Educational Branch Teaches Lessons Beyond Middle School
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Nearly 9,000 middle school students have learned lessons this year that will help them finance cars and balance their budgets later in life, thanks to an educational branch of PenFed Credit Union at Maryland’s first Junior Achievement Finance...
Gallup and Clifton Foundation offer Washington Builders entrepreneurial internship opportunity to Greater Washington Youth
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Dream of running your own business? Have ideas that could change the world? Want to write your own paycheck?
These are the questions posed by Gallup and the Clifton Foundation in order to attract the best and brightest Greater Washington students to participate in their Washington Builders entrepreneurial internship opportunity this...
JA & HSBC Launch JA Global Marketplace® Digital Curriculum to Prepare Local Students for Future Job Market
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
Junior Achievement® (JA®) has launched JA Global Marketplace®, a new and innovative digital curriculum tailored for middle school students to provide global business and cultural competencies. The curriculum is supported by HSBC, which shared business expertise and provided a $2 million grant to develop the digital...
Washington Business Journal: Here's who made the Washington Business Hall of Fame this year
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, the Greater Washington Board of Trade and Washingtonian magazine announced Wednesday the four laureates named to their 2016 Washington Business Hall of...
2016 Washington Business Hall of Fame Laureates Announced
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
“This year’s laureates are an example of what’s possible from our region’s business leaders,” said Ed Grenier, President and CEO, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington. “Their passion for excellence and steadfast commitment to this community is an inspiration to all of us, and a lesson in leadership for Greater Washington’s future leaders, innovators, and...