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Skills for a New Startup Era
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Entrepreneurship
“The Great Resignation” is fueling the boom in small business as more Americans leave their jobs and careers and strike out on their own. The next generation also feels this sentiment, with research by Junior Achievement and The Hartford showing that 60 percent of teens would prefer to start a business over having a traditional...
Community Spotlight Podcast: Holly Dawson & Bethany Rachel
By JA Staff
Community Involvement
Holly Dawson, Development Officer (Western District), and Bethany Rachel, Program Manager, share JA's mission for Ohio students with Crawford County...
President's Note - November 2022
By Lori McCleese
Community Involvement
Ohio's current chicken or egg...
Uncle Marv's Podcast: My Junior Achievement Story
By JA Staff
Community Involvement
JA was pivotal for host Marvin Bee. In this episode, he discusses with areas across the US about the impact that Junior Achievement is continuing to have on today's students and tomorrow's...
Why JA? And Why Now? A Response to a Changing Work and Career Landscape
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Work Readiness
Junior Achievement’s 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...
The Gift that Keeps Giving
By Ginnie Adams
Corporate Responsibility
The word “grateful” does not begin to express the response of our JA team to the announcement of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s historical...
President's Note - Fall 2022
By Lori McCleese
Community Involvement
A glance back while looking forward - reflecting on three years as North Central Ohio president and a peek beyond into plans for increased student...
2022 Junior Achievement and Fannie Mae Youth Homeownership Survey
Blog from JA USA
By Ed Grocholski
Financial Literacy
Junior Achievement USA and Fannie Mae collaborated on a survey to better understand teens' perspectives on homeownership, specifically the desirability of owning a home one day. The survey also explored teens’ understanding of mortgages and credit scores, as well as the value they place on having financial literacy education programs in high school that cover these and other concepts related to...
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 Achievement’s top student companies came to the Nation’s Capital to compete in the 2022 Junior Achievement National Student...
