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- From Literacy to Action: Empowering Teens for Financial Wellness
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- New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
- Junior Achievement of Central Iowa and Ankeny Public School District Expand upon their District Wide Partnership
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- JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
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- Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
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- Why JA? And Why Now? A Response to a Changing Work and Career Landscape
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- 2022 Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2022
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- 10 Million Reasons for Work and Career Readiness Education
- Inflation, Scarcity, and Teachable Moments
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- Why Work Needs Meaning
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- Job Vacancies' Reaching an All-Time High & What it Means for Teens
- Getting Your Child Set Up with a Bank Account
- JA Teens Survey: The Financial Impact of COVID-19
- Making Sense: Work in the Time of COVID-19
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- JA Teens & Holiday Spending Reveals More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Shining a Spotlight on American Business Women's Day
- Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents 2019
- Top Soft Skills in the 21st Century Workplace
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Press Releases
- New Retire4Real Online Game Will Help Teens Understand the Importance of Investing for Retirement
- Two-thirds of America's Teens are Concerned About the Financial Impact of COVID-19
- More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30
- Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce
- Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs
- Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
- New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management
- ATLANTA-AREA TEENS LEARN HOW TO BE WORKFORCE-READY AT AT&T ASPIRE MENTORING ACADEMY
- 69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF CENTRAL IOWA RECEIVES 5-STAR AWARD
- Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation
- Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy
- The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens
- Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA Its My Future® with the Support of Emerson
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019
- The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
- Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
- Junior Achievement of Central Iowa celebrates the opening and first simulation at JA Finance Park Powered by Wells Fargo
- Junior Achievement and PMI Educational Foundation Pilot New Online Project Management Training Module for Teens
- Junior Achievement USA and the Association of Latino Professionals For America Join Forces to Prepare Youth for Career Success
- Junior Achievement of Central Iowa Launches Updated Logo and Branding
- Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand
- "Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy
- ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower Americas Youth With Money Skills
- Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts
- Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall
- Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievements "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Black Friday Survey: More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts
- Junior Achievement and EY to Bring Thousands of Entrepreneurs into Classrooms during National Entrepreneurship Month in November
- Junior Achievement and PwC Launch Online Resource to Help Teens Better Understand the Costs of College and Other Options after High School
- Accentures Amy Fuller Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- Junior Achievement USA Receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Chick-fil-A® Foundation
- Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, Named JA Company of the Year
- Survey: Teen Girls Interest in STEM Careers Declines
- Janus Henderson Commits Nearly $1.6 Million to Junior Achievement for the Redevelopment of its JA Titan® Program
- Six Honorees to Receive the Junior Achievement National Centennial Leadership Award
- More than Half of Teens Believe Student Loan Debt should be Forgiven, According to Junior Achievement Survey
- National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as Career Option
- KPMG donates more than $1.7 Million to Junior Achievement USA for the Redevelopment of its JA Finance Park Program
- Coca-Colas Monica Howard Douglas Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- Majority of Teens are Worried About their Parents Preparedness to Retire, Know Little About Planning for their Own Retirement
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TEEN ENTREPRENEURS OF BEELIEVE FROM CANTON, OHIO-AREA WIN JA COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- RESEARCH REVEALS BOYS INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS DECLINING; GIRLS INTEREST UNCHANGED
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 57 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement Recipient of $175,000 Grant from People's United Community Foundation
- Survey: Parents Extremely Supportive of Their Teens' Entrepreneurial Dreams, but Most Teens Don't Have Them
- Survey: Are Teens Going Bricks and Mortar this Holiday Season?
- New "JA Company Program" Gives Teens 21st Century Entrepreneurial Experience
- Teen Entrepreneurs of Ruff it Up Named "JA Company of the Year" at 2014 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit
- New Survey Reveals Gender Gap Among Teens Planning to Attend College
- New Year Creates Opportunity for Finance Conversation and Resolutions with Millennials
- Singapore Students take Young Entrepreneur Title at the FedEX EXPRESS/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge
- Edward Grocholski to Join Junior Achievement USA ® as Brand Strategy and Communications Sr. Vice President
- FedEx Opens First-Ever Lemonade Stand in Super Bowl XLVII Media Center, Enlists NFL Stars to Help Junior Achievement Students Run Small Business
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AND TEACH FOR AMERICA ANNOUNCE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE EXPERTISE, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
- KPMG FOUNDATION GIVES JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT $1.75 MILLION GIFT FOR TEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM
- ACCENTURE GRANTS JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT US $1.1M TO SUPPORT WORK READINESS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE U.S.
- JOBS, ECONOMY AND EDUCATION TOP CONCERNS OF TEENS THIS ELECTION, NEW SURVEY FINDS
- LISA GILLIS TO JOIN JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
- Local Junior Achievement Chapter Celebrates Nobel Peace Prize Nomination of JA Worldwide
- Survey Finds Teens and Young Adults Continue Putting off Career Decisions as They Progress from High School to College (COPY_1587483999536)