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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,...
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...
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...
JA Worldwide Is Top Ten NGO/SGO for Fourth Consecutive Year
By JA USA
Corporate Responsibility
Geneva-based NGO Advisorwhich recently rebranded as thedotgoodhas just announced that JA Worldwide remains among the ten most impactful social-good organizations in the...
JA Mind Matters: Starting a Conversation about Youth Mental Health
By Morgan Howard
Community Involvement
Abigail Hasty, Capstone Associate - JA Finance Park, dives deeper into a local project she created: JA Mind Matters. This initiative allows students to reflect on the impact of mental health and promote positivity among their...
Closing the Gap For a More Equitable Future, Together
By Morgan Howard
Corporate Responsibility
Beginning this fall, we will adopt an equity first approach to how we educate students. Schools with a 50% or higher population of students receiving free and reduced lunch will be able to participate in JACCs K-12 programming at no...
Junior Achievement Central Carolinas Kicks Off National Search for President & CEO
By Danielle Honeycutt
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement of Central Carolinas (JACC) seeks a proven and visionary executive level leader who demonstrates a strong ability to pursue, nurture and maintain strong relationships. The successful candidate will lead JACC into its next stage of growth and impact, ensuring an equitable approach to next generation pathways for all students in the JACC...
Why Work Needs Meaning
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E Kosakowski
Corporate Responsibility
Much has been made in recent months about The Great Resignation, the tendency of young workers, primarily Millennials and Generation Z, to quit their jobs to pursue higher-paying, higher growth...
The Payoff Behind Time Management
Blog from JA USA
By Hannah Henry
Work Readiness
From the start of life, we learn how to prioritize daily events. From waking up to dinner time to bedtime, we become accustomed to routines. Time management, or what some may say personal management, follows the same guidelines, only we adjust our day to fit the non-routine elements better. While this soft skill benefits children of all ages in their learning, it has the long-term impact of...
