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JA Student and JA Entrepreneurship Summit Rising Star Zoree Jones Speaks to the JA Worldwide Board of Governors
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
Zoree Jones, a second-generation JA student and a freshman at Patriot High School in Nokesville, Virginia (USA), is used to giving speeches. Over the last two years, she has delivered the winning speech at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Youth Oratorical Contest; she won the Spotsylvania County (Virginia) Great Debate in 2015; and was awarded the Best Female Actor award at the Virginia Theatre...
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT: How Teachers Are Bringing Financial Literacy Lessons to the Classroom
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Millions of Americans don't understand the basics of budgeting or saving for the future.
Some kids get money lessons at home, but many parents lack financial knowledge or confidence themselves. Junior Achievement's 2015 Teens and Personal Finance Survey sponsored by the Allstate Foundation found that millennial parents, ages 18-34, are the least confident about explaining money management to...
Enterprise supports JA of Greater Washington as inaugural presenting sponsor of the JA Hero® volunteer training program at JA Finance Park® Prince George’s County for 2016-2017 school year
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Under the leadership of JA of Greater Washington board member and Enterprise General Manager, Michelle Bosch, Enterprise Holdings has generously agreed to a $30,000 sponsorship of the JA Hero® volunteer training program at Junior Achievement’s JA Finance Park® Prince George’s County for the 2016-2017 school...
Back-to-School Survey: Big Disconnect between what Teens Think Back-to-School Supplies Cost and what Parents Really Pay
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
A new survey of 1,000 teens by Junior Achievement USA® (JA) shows that a majority of teens (78%) believe parents pay less than $500 for their back-to-school supplies. This is in contrast to the annual Backpack Index, sponsored by Huntington Bank, which reports parents of teens can expect to pay between $957 and $1,498 for school supplies for teens this...
ThinkAdvisor: Junior Achievement's Financial Literacy Approach
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
While wealth and income gaps are noticeably pronounced today, in Jack Kosakowski’s view such disparity can be associated with a perennial American problem: the widespread inability to manage...
15 students participate in Junior Achievement of Greater Washington's first annual JA® Entrepreneurship Summit
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
From August 8-10, 15 student entrepreneurs from around the Greater Washington region participated in a 3-day program empowering them with the skills to solve some of our nation's greatest...
JA Worldwide and HSBC Announce a Three-Year Partnership to Drive Youth Financial-Literacy Education Around the World
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
JA Worldwide (JA®) and HSBC announce the renewal of a partnership to build youth financial-literacy skills through the JA More than Money program, a global financial-education initiative. For continued support and implementation of this and other JA® financial literacy programs, HSBC will contribute $6.3m over the next three years, allowing JA® organizations in over 30 countries to offer the...
Americans’ Financial Capability Growing Stronger, but Not for All Groups: FINRA Foundation Study
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
While Americans as a whole are feeling less financial stress, making ends meet remains a daily struggle for millions — particularly women, millennials, African-Americans, Hispanics, and those lacking a high school education. These findings come from the National Financial Capability Study (NFCS), released last month by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA...
Washington Forrest Foundation grants Junior Achievement® $7,500 to continue work in Arlington County
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Recently, Junior Achievement was awarded a $7,500 grant from the Washington Forrest Foundation to support JA®’s K-12 financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship programs in Arlington County, Virginia. JA serves approximately 2,300 Arlington County students annually. Approximately 80% of those students are living and/or attending schools in South...
WSSC joins Junior Achievement as partner at both JA Finance Park® Prince George’s County and JA Finance Park® Montgomery County
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) has agreed to a partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to serve as the Water, Sewer, Trash Kiosk partner at both JA Finance Park® Prince George’s County and JA Finance Park® Montgomery...