JA-Rocky Mountain Participates in the CSU Global Business Academy
Gerald Chen, CFO of OtterProducts leads the JA Career Success workshop at the CSU Global Academy last month. This July, students from around the globe participated in an immersive, ten-day...
JA-Rocky Mountain Earns Recognition at National Leadership Conference
JA-Rocky Mountain staff members being recognized at the National Leadership Conference in Ft. Worth, Texas this July. Each year, hundreds of JA staff members from area offices across the country...
2022 Volunteer, Educator & Advocate of the Year
Each year, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA) names one person or organization Volunteer, Educator and Advocate of the Year. The recipient is hand-selected by JA staff members in recognition of their...
JA-Rocky Mountain Celebrates Wyoming
May 24th was National Wyoming Day and JA celebrated by reflecting on the amazing program growth achieved over the last five years. In 2017 we were implementing programs in three...
Who Are the Underbanked, and Why Does Banking Matter?
According to a 2019 report by the Federal Reserve, 22% of American adults are either unbanked or underbanked. This means that more than 56 million adults in the U.S. lack...
Career Readiness: First Step For Success
Above: High school students attending a JA Job Shadow event at ttec in 2019. Two students who graduate with a degree in the same exact field from the same university...
A Strong Return for the JA Stock Market Challenge
When JA high school students learn the ins and outs of the global economy, they don’t sit idly in a classroom. They compete in an exciting, realistic simulation of the...
91% of Teens Say They Need Additional Support This School Year
A new survey of teens conducted for Junior Achievement by the research firm ENGINE Insights shows that nearly 2-in-5 (39%) feel that they are behind educationally because of the pandemic....
Written by Jack E. Kosakowski, President & CEO of Junior Achievement USA https://vimeo.com/594128089 Much has been made in recent months about “The Great Resignation,” the tendency of young workers, primarily...
