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More Teens are Participating in Financial Literacy Courses, but Gaps in Learning Evident, According to New Survey
Friday, 04 Apr 2025
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT STUDENTS FROM CANTON, OH, WIN 2025 DE LA VEGA GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD
Monday, 17 Mar 2025
Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Becomes Take a Child to Work Day and Beyond, as Junior Achievement Inspires Participation by All Kids and Families
Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO HONOR 77 ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Monday, 13 Jan 2025
Junior Achievement USA Receives $22.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for Character Development Initiative
Tuesday, 07 Jan 2025
Junior Achievement Names 12 Volunteers to Receive Top National Honor
Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024
CNBC Partners with Junior Achievement of Utah & Idaho During “Cities of Success” Visit on December 11
Monday, 09 Dec 2024
Junior Achievement Announces the Launch of Future Bound, a Thought Leadership Event for Teens
Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024
Prices Continue to be a Concern for Teen Shoppers this Holiday Season
Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024
Nearly Half of Teens Interested in Being Entrepreneurs as Adults “Likely” to Use AI Instead of Hiring Employees
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024
Exploring New Pathways to Success - Research Shows Half of Teens Believe AI and On-the-Job Training Are Most Valuable for Career Development
Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024
Back to School Survey: 68% of Teens Would Be Likely to Take a Financial Literacy Course, but Only 31% Say Such Courses are Offered at School
Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024
Junior Achievement and Staples Launch National Partnership Focused on Work and Career Readiness for America’s Youth
Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024
Young Teen Entrepreneurs and Innovators from Junior Achievement Achieve National Recognition at the 2024 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit
Monday, 17 Jun 2024
Jack E. Kosakowski Retiring as CEO of Junior Achievement USA After 50-Year Career; Jack Harris Named Incoming CEO
Thursday, 16 May 2024
New Junior Achievement and MissionSquare Foundation Research Shows the Majority of Teens Are Confident About Retirement, Yet Face Significant Knowledge Gaps
Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024
Survey: Money Worries Weigh on Americas Teens; Education Key Path to Financial Wellness
Tuesday, 09 Apr 2024
Junior Achievement and Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation Join Forces for the Second Year
Wednesday, 06 Mar 2024
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 69 ORGANIZATIONS WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Wednesday, 07 Feb 2024
Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce
Wednesday, 03 Jan 2024
Survey: Blue Christmas 58 Percent of Teens Say Rising Prices Have Impacted Holiday Gifts in Recent Years
Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023
Survey: Social Media Influencers Inspiring Teens to Consider Starting a Business
Wednesday, 01 Nov 2023
MissionSquare Foundation Partners with Junior Achievement on Initiatives to Advance Financial Resiliency and Experiential Learning for Teens
Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023
Teen Girls Interest in Non-Medical STEM Careers Remains Virtually Unchanged from Five Years Ago
Friday, 22 Sep 2023
The Z Zurich Foundation Makes Four-Year Commitment to Bring Financial Literacy to Elementary Students Across the U.S. Through Junior Achievement
Friday, 11 Aug 2023
Back to School Survey: 44% of Teens Likely to Use AI To Do Their Schoolwork for Them This School Year
Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023
Teen Entrepreneurs Achieve National Recognition at the 2023 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit
Thursday, 22 Jun 2023
Paychex Charitable Foundation Commits $1 Million to Junior Achievement USA
Monday, 12 Jun 2023
Staples Cause for Caring Supports Junior Achievement in Eight Communities in the U.S. and Canada
Monday, 01 May 2023
New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
Thursday, 27 Apr 2023
JA Finance Park® Virtual Simulations Accelerate Teens Career Exploration and Budgeting Capabilities
Wednesday, 26 Apr 2023
Junior Achievement Announces Kaplan Partnership to Help High School Students Secure Their Post-Graduation Goals
Thursday, 23 Mar 2023
Survey: 66 Percent of Teens Concerned They Might Not Be Able to Find a Good Job as Adults Due to Artificial Intelligence "A.I."
Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 65 ORGANIZATIONS WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Monday, 13 Mar 2023
Junior Achievement Receives $820,000 from American Express Foundation to Empower Financial Confidence in Todays Youth
Wednesday, 08 Mar 2023
Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day® Foundation and Junior Achievement® Announce Partnership
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2023
Survey: 71% of Teens Concerned About Inflation this Holiday Shopping Season
Thursday, 01 Dec 2022
Survey: 58 Percent of Teens Would Start a Business to Address a Societal Need, even if it Meant Making Less Money
Thursday, 01 Dec 2022
Junior Achievement Receives $7.5 Million From Lilly Endowment Inc. To Deliver Educational Programs to Students in Indiana
Thursday, 22 Sep 2022
Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Tuesday, 16 Aug 2022
Survey: Most Teens Aspire to Own a Home Someday but Report Significant Financial and Homeownership Knowledge Gaps
Wednesday, 03 Aug 2022
Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern
Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022
Junior Achievement USA Announces National Student Awardees
Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022
Junior Achievement Announces Winners of JA Titan® National Virtual Competition
Tuesday, 07 Jun 2022
Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand
Thursday, 05 May 2022
Junior Achievement Announces Winners of the 2022 National JA Social Innovation Challenge
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022
"Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy
Monday, 18 Apr 2022
New Research Shows The Majority of Teens Feel Unprepared to Finance Their Futures
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022
Survey: 60% of Teens Would Prefer to Start a Business Over Having a Traditional Job
Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022
Junior Achievement and Accenture Offer an Updated Work and Career-Readiness Resource for Students and Educators
Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022
JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize; Junior Achievement USA Celebrates this Prestigious Honor
Thursday, 03 Feb 2022
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 55 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022
Survey: Teen Shoppers Concerned About Shortages of Gift Items This Holiday Season
Monday, 08 Nov 2021
Junior Achievement and EY Offer Two Initiatives to Teach Teens About Entrepreneurship During National Entrepreneurship Month
Tuesday, 02 Nov 2021
Survey: About One-Third of Teens May be in Financially Unhealthy Relationships; Seek Advice from Parents, who Also Struggle with Money
Wednesday, 29 Sep 2021
Survey: Impact of "GameStop" Speculation on Teens' Perceptions; Only Half Believe Stock Market is "A Good Thing"
Thursday, 02 Sep 2021
Back-to-School Survey: 39% of Teens Feel They Are Behind Educationally Due to the Pandemic; 34% Needing Emotional Support This Coming School Year
Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021
Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from North Central Ohio, Named "JA Company of the Year"
Thursday, 24 Jun 2021
Summer Jobs Survey: 68% of 16- and 17-Year-Olds Plan to Work this Summer Same Level as Pre-Pandemic
Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Junior Achievement Announces Winners of National JA Social Innovation Challenge
Thursday, 22 Apr 2021
Survey Finds 2020 High School Graduates Delayed College Plans, Concerned about Financial Security
Tuesday, 06 Apr 2021
Junior Achievement and The Allstate Foundation Launch Lessons to Teach Teens about Healthy Financial Relationships
Wednesday, 03 Mar 2021
Junior Achievement Launches JA BizTown Adventures
Thursday, 25 Feb 2021
Junior Achievement and American Honda Finance Corporation Launch JA All About Cars Personal Finance Education Module
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021
Junior Achievement and Intuit Launch New JA Job Shadow®, a Learning Experience that Gives Teens an Up-Close Look at the World of Work
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021
Junior Achievement Launches JA Connect Learning Pathways, a New Digital First Education Resource for Students, with Accentures Help
Thursday, 10 Dec 2020
Junior Achievement and Janus Henderson Launch New JA Titan
Monday, 07 Dec 2020
JA CNBC Virtual Summit Survey Results
Monday, 07 Dec 2020
Junior Achievement and CNBC to Host a Summit for a More Equitable and Just Tomorrow on December 8
Tuesday, 01 Dec 2020
Junior Achievement and EY will Engage Entrepreneurs with Teens Virtually During National Entrepreneurship Month in November
Thursday, 19 Nov 2020
Holiday Spending Survey: Despite COVID Restrictions, Two-Thirds of Teens Expect to Do Holiday Shopping In-Store
Monday, 16 Nov 2020
Nearly One-in-Four Teens Less Likely to Consider Starting a Business as an Adult as the Result of COVID-19 Impact
Monday, 16 Nov 2020
Junior Achievement Introduces Redesigned JA Be Entrepreneurial® Program to Help Teens Become Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Wednesday, 07 Oct 2020
Junior Achievement and The Hartford Rollout the New JA Company Program® to Help Young People Learn How to Run a Startup
Wednesday, 23 Sep 2020
Junior Achievement and RSM Unveil Take Stock in Your Future® to Teach Teens About the Stock Market
Thursday, 17 Sep 2020
Hilton Grand Vacations Announces National Partnership with Junior Achievement USA
Wednesday, 16 Sep 2020
ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower America's Youth With Money Skills
Thursday, 10 Sep 2020
Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts
Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020
Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall
Monday, 27 Jul 2020
Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020
New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management
Wednesday, 10 Jun 2020
Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievement's "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27
Thursday, 21 May 2020
Two-thirds of America's Teens are Concerned About the Financial Impact of COVID-19
Thursday, 23 Apr 2020
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020
Black Friday Survey: More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
Thursday, 21 Nov 2019
Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts
Thursday, 07 Nov 2019
Junior Achievement and EY to Bring Thousands of Entrepreneurs into Classrooms during National Entrepreneurship Month in November
Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019
Junior Achievement and PwC Launch Online Resource to Help Teens Better Understand the Costs of College and Other Options after High School
Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019
Accentures Amy Fuller Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
Monday, 28 Oct 2019
Junior Achievement USA Receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Chick-fil-A® Foundation
Monday, 14 Oct 2019
New Retire4Real Online Game Will Help Teens Understand the Importance of Investing for Retirement
Thursday, 05 Sep 2019
Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, Named JA Company of the Year
Friday, 28 Jun 2019
Survey: Teen Girls Interest in STEM Careers Declines
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes
Wednesday, 08 May 2019
Janus Henderson Commits Nearly $1.6 Million to Junior Achievement for the Redevelopment of its JA Titan® Program
Wednesday, 24 Apr 2019
More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30
Wednesday, 03 Apr 2019
Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019
Wednesday, 06 Mar 2019
Six Honorees to Receive the Junior Achievement National Centennial Leadership Award
Wednesday, 13 Feb 2019
More than Half of Teens Believe Student Loan Debt should be Forgiven, According to Junior Achievement Survey
Tuesday, 12 Feb 2019
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Wednesday, 06 Feb 2019
National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as Career Option
Thursday, 08 Nov 2018
KPMG donates more than $1.7 Million to Junior Achievement USA for the Redevelopment of its JA Finance Park Program
Monday, 05 Nov 2018
Coca-Colas Monica Howard Douglas Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
Friday, 05 Oct 2018
Majority of Teens are Worried About their Parents Preparedness to Retire, Know Little About Planning for their Own Retirement
Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018
Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA It's My Future® with the Support of Emerson
Wednesday, 19 Sep 2018
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TEEN ENTREPRENEURS OF BEELIEVE FROM CANTON, OHIO-AREA WIN JA COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Thursday, 28 Jun 2018
RESEARCH REVEALS BOYS INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS DECLINING; GIRLS INTEREST UNCHANGED
Wednesday, 23 May 2018
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 57 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
Thursday, 01 Feb 2018
The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens
Thursday, 30 Nov 2017
Survey: Are Teens Going Bricks and Mortar this Holiday Season?
Thursday, 16 Nov 2017
Survey: Parents Extremely Supportive of Their Teens' Entrepreneurial Dreams, but Most Teens Don't Have Them
Thursday, 02 Nov 2017
Junior Achievement Recipient of $175,000 Grant from People's United Community Foundation
Tuesday, 24 Oct 2017
Junior Achievement and PMI Educational Foundation Pilot New Online Project Management Training Module for Teens
Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015
Junior Achievement USA and the Association of Latino Professionals For America Join Forces to Prepare Youth for Career Success
Monday, 22 Jun 2015
Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy
Sunday, 14 Sep 2014
New "JA Company Program" Gives Teens 21st Century Entrepreneurial Experience
Tuesday, 02 Sep 2014
Teen Entrepreneurs of Ruff it Up Named "JA Company of the Year" at 2014 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit
Thursday, 19 Jun 2014
The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
Friday, 30 May 2014
New Survey Reveals Gender Gap Among Teens Planning to Attend College
Monday, 07 Apr 2014
Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation
Monday, 22 Jul 2013
Edward Grocholski to Join Junior Achievement USA ® as Brand Strategy and Communications Sr. Vice President
Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013
Singapore Students take Young Entrepreneur Title at the FedEX EXPRESS/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge
Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013