Tag: work readiness

June 19, 2013

JA Business Week Winning Teams

Junior Achievement (JA) announced the three winning student teams from its annual JA Business Week, a one-of-a-kind summer camp that lets high school students experience the business world, develop leadership...

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June 14, 2013

“The energy in the room was truly miraculous”

JA Business Week students practice the fine art of networking The afternoon before Mocktails started off with an empowering and captivating presentation about how to shape your own personal network...

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May 24, 2013

Junior Achievement’s 2013 Teens and Summer Jobs Survey

The 2013 Junior Achievement Teens and Summer Jobs Survey reveals a teen population confident in its ability to find summer work, despite a 24-percent unemployment rate. The national survey of...

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March 28, 2013

Teens & Personal Finance Statistics: Infographic

Read the 2013 JA Teens and Personal Finance Survey

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January 15, 2013

Accenture grant supports new work readiness program

Accenture (NYSE: ACN)  has awarded Junior Achievement (JA) with a grant of US $1.1 million to develop a new work readiness program that will enable high school students across the...

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December 11, 2012

Walmart Foundation Grant Helps Prepare and Inspiring Wyoming Students

Junior Achievement (JA) received a $25,000 contribution to assist with providing JA’s proven programs to middle and high school students in Wyoming schools. The grant – which was given to...

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