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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...
Corona Queens Teen Has $10,000 Reasons to Give Thanks at the Junior Achievement of New York Annual Dinner
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
[Junior Achievement of New York Annual Awards Dinner]A Corona, Queens student has $10,000 reasons to give thanks this coming holiday season. On Tuesday, Nov. 18, Joseph Hernandez, a 12th grade student at the Academy of Finance and Enterprise high school, received a $10,000 Student of the Year Scholarship Award to support his college dreams at the 2014 Junior Achievement of New York Annual Awards...
JA Volunteer's Extraordinary Effort Recognized with a Gold Leadership Award
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
In the past 20 years, JA volunteer Chuck Siemen has...
Parent Confirms JA Lessons' Impact
Blog from JA USA
By Cassie Benzinger
Work Readiness
Volunteers interact with students every day, and many times never know...