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Learn about the 2022 Laureates: Michele Kang, The Washington Spirit and Cognosante
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Learn About the Laureate series serves as an opportunity for the Greater Washington business community to get to know the 2022 Washington Business Hall of Fame inductees just a little bit...
Learn about the 2022 Laureates: Reggie Aggarwal, Cvent
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Learn About the Laureate series serves as an opportunity for the Greater Washington business community to get to know the 2022 Washington Business Hall of Fame inductees just a little bit...
Why JA? And Why Now? A Response to a Changing Work and Career Landscape
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Work Readiness
Junior Achievements proven programs are shown to inspire and prepare young people for success. Our approach is demonstrated to give students the tools they need to increase their chances of achieving their potential in work, career, and...
Learn about the 2022 Laureates: Charlene Mickens Dukes, EdD, Prince George's Community College and The Dukes Group LLC
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Learn About the Laureate series serves as an opportunity for the Greater Washington business community to get to know the 2022 Washington Business Hall of Fame inductees just a little bit...
Learn about the 2022 Laureates: Ray Ritchey, Boston Properties
By JA of Greater Washington
Community Involvement
The Learn About the Laureate series serves as an opportunity for the Greater Washington business community to get to know the 2022 Washington Business Hall of Fame inductees just a little bit...
Survey: Most Teens Aspire to Own a Home Someday but Report Significant Financial and Homeownership Knowledge Gaps
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
Survey: Most Teens Aspire to Own a Home Someday but Report Significant Financial and Homeownership Knowledge Gaps
Junior Achievement and Fannie Mae Youth Homeownership Survey Shows Teens Interested in Programs That Teach How Mortgages and Homeownership...
JA Entrepreneurship Summit Competition Winners Discuss their 'Mini-Business' on WTTG Fox 5 DC
By JA of Greater Washington
Entrepreneurship
The 2022 JA Entrepreneurship Summit wrapped up another great year! The winning team, “Archeo” was invited to join WTTG Fox 5 DC to discuss their business pitch on how they would like to clean up the waterways in the Washington DC...
2022 Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Financial Literacy
According to a new survey by Junior Achievement USA, a third of teens (33%) say that their parents or guardians are concerned about the cost of back-to-school supplies this...
JA National Student Leadership Summit 2022
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Entrepreneurship
In June of 2022, 15 of Junior Achievements top student companies came to the Nations Capital to compete in the 2022 Junior Achievement National Student...
Survey: New Research Shows Majority of Teens Feel Unprepared to Finance Their Futures
By JA of Greater Washington
Financial Literacy
After two uncertain and often stressful years, high school students are worried about their financial futures, prompting more than half (54%) of teens to say they feel unprepared to finance their futures according to new research from Junior Achievement and...