Teens & Millennials: Holiday Shopping 2013
According to a new survey of teens and Millennials ages 14 to 29 by Junior Achievement and Ypulse, 87 percent said they plan to buy holiday gifts this year. But...
Record-Breaking JA Stock Market Challenge
A record number of students from 44 area high schools competed in this year’s JA Stock Market Challenge, presented by Great West-Great-Teachers, a program of Great-West Financial. Students got some hands...
Local JA students benefit from Sam’s Club
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain, Inc. has received a $16,000 grant to support its entrepreneurship programs in 15 local Denver-area classrooms. Sam’s Club presented the grant in support of its focus on youth entrepreneurship...
JA Communications & High Tech Industry Challenge
Technology and communications companies are no strangers to competition or community involvement. So it’s no wonder industry leaders jumped at the chance to compete against each other for the good...
Orthodontists interact with teenagers on a different level through volunteering
As professionals whose work is to “straighten” their patients’ lives, it only makes sense that orthodontists Dr. Trent Nestman and Dr. Albert Eng are in the classroom doing the same for...
JA Featured on PBS’ American Graduate Day Broadcast
Junior Achievement was recently featured on PBS’ national broadcast about nonprofits who are working to boost U.S. high school graduation rates.
New Web Portal Designed to Boost Kids’ Money Confidence
Junior Achievement and T. Rowe Price have partnered to develop a new web portal, www.moneyconfidentkids.com/JA, designed to serve as a go-to resource on financial education for parents, educators and students. The...
JA Career Success Includes Organization’s First Digital App
Junior Achievement recently launched its newest program, JA Career Success, and with it introduced the organization’s first digital app, JA Success Park. Both efforts were made possible through a $1.1...
New App Helps Teens Find Balance Between Student Debt & Future Income
PwC US and Junior Achievement launched JA Build Your Future, an app designed to assist with financial planning as teens look towards post-secondary education and explore their desired careers. This...
