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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...
AICPA and Junior Achievement Launch Online Accounting Career Guide
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and Junior Achievement USA today announced the launch of a new online Accounting Career Guide for teens. The Guide, which combines Junior Achievement content with resources from AICPA's "Start Here. Go Places," covers the various career paths and opportunities available in the accounting profession, with special emphasis on the work CPAs...
Eastern High School Students Visit Bureau of Engraving and Printing During JA Job Shadow Experience
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Entrepreneurship
On Thursday, May 5, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington sent 17 students from Eastern High School in Washington D.C. to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to participate in a JA Job Shadow program. The participating students are either currently enrolled or have previously been enrolled in Ms. Perkins Art class at Eastern High School. The aim of the overall experience was to...
Eastern High School students visit the Bureau of Engraving and Printing during JA Job Shadow experience
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
On Thursday, May 5, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington sent 17 students from Eastern High School in Washington D.C. to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) to participate in a JA Job Shadow...
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to take part in Do More 24 online fundraiser on June 2
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
On Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 12:00 am until 11:59 pm, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington will be participating in Do More 24, a 24-hour online fundraiser powered by United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way...
JA of Greater Washington named nominee for Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Awards by Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
On April 28, the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced that JA of Greater Washington was selected as a nominee for the Outstanding Corporate Citizenship Awards in the Non-Profit of the Year...
JA of Greater Washington announces new Seats for Success initiative to support JA Finance Park®
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Today, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington unveiled a new initiative called Seats for Success. Seats for Success is a fundraising program where businesses or individuals can name an auditorium chair at one of our three JA Finance Park® facilities in Fairfax County, Prince George’s County, or Montgomery County (opening in 2018) while supporting the delivery of the JA Finance Park® program in...
Voice of America: US Students Take School Field Trip to Real-World Financial Planning
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
A group of middle schoolers is getting a lesson in real life at Junior Achievement Finance Park near Washington, D.C.
"When the students come here, we make it fun and interactive," said Ed Grenier, JA of Greater Washington's president and...
JA Finance Park® Program Changes Minds of Middle School Students on Importance of Money Management, Study Shows
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Junior Achievement USA® announced today that research conducted by the independent RMC Research Corporation and the JA Education Group shows that six out of seven students who initially didn’t think it was important to manage their money, changed their minds in a favorable direction after participating in the JA Finance Park®...
Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County: Apex Home Loans JA® in a Day Volunteer Blog
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
On March 4th I spent the day in a place I hadn’t been in years (and truthfully never thought I’d be back in) – a 6th grade classroom. I was there in support of “Junior Achievement”, a great organization that is dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about financial literacy, work readiness, and...