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CNBC: This Playground Teaches Kids About Money
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Tucked away in a 20,000 square foot white building behind a middle school in the center of Fairfax County, Virginia, Finance Park is a playground, of sorts—but one that's meant to give eighth graders a chance to be adults for a day by making basic budgeting...
Washington Post: For the First Time in History, Majority of U.S. Public School Students are in Poverty
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
The Washington Post reported last week that “for the first time in at least 50 years, a majority of U.S. public school students” in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade live in...
Now Accepting Nominations for the 2015 Washington Business Hall of Fame
By JA of Greater Washington
Corporate Responsibility
The Washington Business Hall of Fame is an unforgettable night to honor Greater Washington's most inspiring business leaders and look toward the future as we support Junior Achievement's dynamic K-12 financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship...
Business News Daily: Teen Entrepreneurs Are Running Life-Changing Businesses
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
You don't have to be an adult to be an entrepreneur. In fact, you don't even have to be a high school...
FORBES: Do Our Kids Have the Money Smarts to Live in the Real World?
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Unfortunately, kids still don’t possess adequate money smarts, but if we compare the 1980’s to today, kids have more temptations to spend because they have more access to goods and to credit. Online shopping gives instant access to consumerism at its...
Fairfax Connection Newspapers: Students Think Twice About Spending
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Kilmer Middle School eighth graders put into practice what they have been learning for the past 6 to 8 weeks in their math and civics classes about budget, credit scores, compound interests, and paying bills on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at JA Finance Park in Fairfax, a financial literacy center that looks like a marketplace or a...