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Survey: New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
The complete findings of the sixth annual JA Teens & Personal Finance Survey indicate teens’ growing concerns about the cost of a college education, introduce the impact of inflation, and bring to life the challenges of preparing for college and competing for the jobs of the future. Wakefield Research conducted the survey of 1,000 teens between the ages of 13 and 18 between March 10th and 16th,...
Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
April is Financial Literacy Month - a month dedicated to raising public awareness of the importance of financial literacy and maintaining smart money management habits. At Junior Achievement, we view financial literacy as “the other literacy.” Just like reading or writing, we all deal with money on a near daily...
Survey: 66 Percent of Teens Concerned They Might Not Be Able to Find a Good Job as Adults Due to Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By JA of Greater Washington
Work Readiness
In recent months, there have been reports of Artificial Intelligence (AI) making advances in competencies related to occupational fields millions of people depend on for jobs, including graphic design, writing, content creation, and even law and medicine. This has raised questions about the impact AI could have on the future employability of...
JA My Story | Zach Fleming
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Community Involvement
Not every student plans to go to college and finds JA valuable in introducing young people to careers that dont require a degree, such as in the skilled trades, as well as occupations students can pursue straight out of high school. Volunteers often share their career journeys with students, making JA even more...
JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Community Involvement
Were proud to announce that JA Worldwide has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize, the second such honor in two years. Junior Achievement USA is a member of JA...
Be A Game Changer
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Community Involvement
Volunteers are the game-changer! They are the player that ignites those around them to do better and be better. They are the player that changes the on court or on field energy thats a spark plug and leads the team to victory. They are the ones that young people...
The JA EFFECT Widening Horizons
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Work Readiness
When she was a child, Socheth McCutcheons family escaped Cambodia, which was under the control of the Khmer Rouge, in search of a better life in the United States. Socheths family settled in Revere, Massachusetts, near Boston. Socheth now serves as a volunteer for Junior Achievement in New Jersey. She feels it is important to pay it forward by being a role model for young people, especially...
Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Financial Literacy
At Junior Achievement, we view financial literacy as the other literacy. Just like reading or writing, we all deal with money on a near daily basis. Junior Achievement employs a pathways approach to teaching financial literacy to young people. By pathways, we mean that JA programs are designed to engage students on the subject over multiple grades, from their first days in kindergarten,...
2022 Washington Business Hall of Fame Honors Business Leaders and Raises Over $1.3 Million
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
On November 30, the Washington Business Hall of Fame welcomed four new Laureates to cap off a day-long event that raised $1.375 million to support the work at Junior Achievement of Greater Washington to systematically reengineer education to expand economic mobility and opportunity for all...
Survey: 71% of Teens Are Concerned About Inflation this Holiday Shopping Season
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
A new survey of teens conducted for Junior Achievement by the research firm Big Village shows that most teens (71%) are concerned with how inflation will impact this holiday shopping...