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Igniting Entrepreneurial Spirit: Unleashing Students' Potential
By JANJ
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is a dynamic field that encourages innovation, problem-solving, and creativity. Junior Achievement (JA) recognizes the importance of nurturing entrepreneurial skills in students and offers a range of free online educational resources to foster entrepreneurship. In this blog, we will explore JA's career readiness programs and shed light on the benefits of these interactive...
Be Career Ready with Junior Achievement: Empowering Students for Success
By JANJ
Work Readiness
In today's rapidly evolving job market, career readiness has become increasingly important for students transitioning from high school to the professional world. To address this crucial need, Junior Achievement (JA) has emerged as a valuable resource, providing free online educational programs aimed at equipping students with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in their future careers. In...
Financial Literacy: Empowering Students for a Bright Future
By JANJ
Financial Literacy
Financial literacy is a critical life skill that empowers students to make informed decisions about money management, saving, and investing. Junior Achievement (JA) understands the importance of equipping students with this knowledge and offers a range of free online educational resources to foster financial literacy. In this blog, we will explore JA's financial literacy programs and highlight the...
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. Thats 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 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,...
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...
