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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...
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 Finance Park: Preparing students for financial success
By Ricky Pollitt
Financial Literacy
It’s easy for a teenager to get excited when a considerable amount of money comes their way.
Most immediate reactions go towards how that money will be spent. Whether it be a new gaming console, stylish clothes or a fancy vehicle, money can certainly bring short-term happiness, but it can have a far greater impact when used the correct way.
That’s what JA Finance Park aims to achieve. The...
Understanding Business at the Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center
By Ricky Pollitt
Community Involvement
What age do students begin to understand the operations of a business?
The role of consumer becomes an integral part of their lives from an early age, whether that be shopping with a parent or purchasing their own goods and needs.
But what about the process – the relationship between consumers, business owners and employees. At what point does an understanding of a capitalist society determine...
Through Junior Achievement, students are Inspired by Experience
By Ricky Pollitt
Community Involvement
What JA really hopes to do is inspire – inspire students to create a life that benefits themselves and others; a world that can be passed on to future generations that will empower more development and creation and leaves youth better equipped to succeed.
Inspired By Experience; three words that sum up the objective of the Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center and all that Junior Achievement of...
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...
Get to know the Foundations that helped bring the Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center to the Shore
By Ricky Pollitt
Community Involvement
It’s only appropriate two of the men – Frank Perdue and Richard Henson – that helped bring Junior Achievement to the area have their names erected on the magnificent, gleaming facility that will soon house over 10,000 students a...
Junior Achievement Summer Style: Have Fun and Become an Entrepreneur
By Ricky Pollitt
Entrepreneurship
Younger children – especially at the elementary school level – have a surplus of fun opportunities and activities they can partake in to begin understanding the importance of financial literacy, work readiness and...
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore Launches Updated Logo and Branding
By Ricky Pollitt
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore announced the launch of its updated logo and branding. It’s the first change to the Junior Achievement logo since 1986. The update reflects the organization’s evolution from a supplemental youth development program in the 1980s to a fully integrated K-12 education partner...
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore Announces Updates to Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center
By Ricky Pollitt
Community Involvement
Junior Achievement of the Eastern Shore announced updates to its upcoming Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center on Tuesday, May 24 at Salisbury University, hosting a packed room of community leaders, elected officials, education advocates and JA...
