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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,...
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 Stock Market Challenge
By Junior Achievement
Community Involvement
The Stock Market Challenge is a technology based simulation of the stock market in which every 60 seconds represents a day of trading. Beginning with a hypothetical account balance of $1,000,000 the stakes are high and the competition is...
Teacher Spotlight: Kyle Dalton
By Junior Achievement
Work Readiness
Kyle is a Business Education Teacher at Green Tech Charter High School and has been delivering Junior Achievement programming since 2017. Ever since, he's been delivering JA program in his classroom and taking it to the next level which is reflected in his students praise! Click to learn more about Mr. Dalton's JA...
Whole School Impact
By JA Intern
Corporate Responsibility
In an effort to create sustainability of Whole School Impact programs, we are matching schools to different corporate partners to help provide the volunteers and create a community connection for...
We've Moved!
By Jennie Politano
Corporate Responsibility
Junior Achievement of NENY has a new home! We are excited to announce that we are now part of The Hangar at...
JA Inspire
By Jennie Politano
Work Readiness
A career exploration event for 8th graders preparing students for the workforce and beyond. On Tuesday, March 17, approximately 2,000 students will be coming to the Albany Capital Center to interact with over 50 different businesses through hands-on learning...
