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New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
Blog from JA USA
By Kelsey Matzinger
Work Readiness
In today's world, teens are increasingly exploring alternatives to the traditional higher education route. That’s why Junior Achievement and Citizens conducted a study to gain insight into where teens' thoughts are when it comes to the cost of higher...
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 don’t 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
We’re 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 that’s 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 McCutcheon’s family escaped Cambodia, which was under the control of the Khmer Rouge, in search of a better life in the United States. Socheth’s 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,...
National Entrepreneurship Month
By Sanjana Suresh, Fireside Chat Coordinator / Digital Marketing & Communications Intern
Corporate Responsibility
Entrepreneurship is defined as “the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.” Behind each entrepreneurial venture is at least one entrepreneur, or “an individual who creates a new business, bearing most of the risks and enjoying most of the...
2021 High School Hero Scholar Award Recipients Spotlight Series - Blog #4
By Sanjana Suresh, Fireside Chat Coordinator / Digital Marketing & Communications Intern
Corporate Responsibility
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2021 High School Hero Scholar Award Recipients Spotlight Series - Blog #3
By Sanjana Suresh, Fireside Chat Coordinator / Digital Marketing & Communications Intern
Corporate Responsibility
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2021 HIGH SCHOOL HERO SCHOLAR AWARD RECIPIENTS SPOTLIGHT SERIES - Blog #2
By Sanjana Suresh, Fireside Chat Coordinator / Digital Marketing & Communications Intern
Corporate Responsibility
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