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Prince George's Community Television: Grand Opening of JA Finance Park
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Maryland's first Junior Achievement Finance Park opens in Prince George's County. The all digital financial literacy learning center will teach middle school students real-world money management...
Washington Post: Maryland students get a valuable lesson
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
At a sparkling new building in Landover, Maryland, students are getting a crash course in how to spend, save and look after their money responsibly.
Tuesday marked the grand opening of the newest Junior Achievement Finance Park, where eighth-graders from Prince George’s County schools will use tablet computers to practice personal finance skills they’re learning in...
WJLA/ABC-7 News: Financial literacy project for students opens in Landover
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Middle school students in Prince George's County take on a new identity when they visit the Junior Achievement Finance...
State, Community, and Business Leaders Celebrate Grand Opening of Maryland's First Financial Literacy Supercenter, JA Finance Park, In Prince George's County
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Today, Junior Achievement of Greater Washington, Prince George’s County Public Schools, and Capital One Financial Corporation (Capital One) celebrated the opening of JA Finance Park® on the campus of G. James Gholson Middle School and Cora L. Rice Elementary School in Landover,...
Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy Reveals What States Make the Grade on Financial Literacy
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy, using national data, has graded all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) on their efforts to produce financially literate high school graduates. What the grading shows is that we have a long way to go before we are a financially literate...
Loudon Times-Mirror: Washington Redskins host 4th & Life High School Football Forum
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
Park View High School football players were among more than 400 people in attendance for the Washington Redskins 4th & Life High School Football Forum, held Oct. 12 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. The forum focused on preparing high school student-athletes for life after...
JA and American Honda Finance Corporation Launch Tool for Young Drivers
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
New site inspired by Junior Achievement national survey finding teens lack basic "nuts and bolts" knowledge of auto finance and...
Junior Achievement® Essay Competition Runs Through December 8, Will Award $110,000 in Scholarships and Grants
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
This fall, Junior Achievement®, in partnership with David M. Rubenstein, will launch the 2015 Junior Achievement Essay...
JA Finance Park® Prince George's County Opens in Landover
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
On September 29th, JA Finance Park® welcomed a group of eighth graders from Benjamin Tasker Middle School as its first students to take part in the innovative experiential experience and become the first JA Finance Park® Prince George's County graduates. Volunteers from Washington Gas gave their time and energy to guide these young people through the simulation, adding their stories and...
CrossKnowledge Partners with JA USA® to Support Future Entrepreneurs
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement USA and CrossKnowledge—the distance learning brand of John Wiley and Sons, Inc.—today announced a joint partnership that will bring digital learning solutions to thousands of students and...