http://www.ja.org/about/about_news_press.asp Junior Achievement uses hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. Read More... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:05:00 -0600 en http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem598.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem598.asp Colorado Springs, Colo. - Junior Achievement USA is offering high school students the opportunity to win a three-day adventure for four people to Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla. To enter the Destined to Travel with JA contest, students review Junior Achievements interactive Destination Build lesson, a free online teaching tool that allows students to explore the tourism industry, complete a quick quiz, and submit their answers. The randomly selected winner will receive two nights at Disneys Yacht and Beach Club Resort, 12 complimentary one-day Park Hopper passes, and $2,000 for airfare and travel expenses. The contest is sponsored by the Destination and Travel Foundation. Read More... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:15:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem597.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem597.asp WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a national survey, released today by Junior Achievement USA (JA) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerces National Chamber Foundation (NCF), U.S. high school juniors revealed their knowledge and perceptions of entrepreneurship, free enterprise and capitalism and how these factors will influence their future career choices. The Free Enterprise National Survey found that 64 percent of high school juniors were interested in starting or owning their own businesses, but the survey also revealed that many are concerned about the economy. This may result in fewer students choosing an entrepreneurial career path. However, high school juniors strongly believe it is important that high school students are taught about entrepreneurship, free enterprise and capitalism in school. Read More... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:15:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem596.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem596.asp Survey Suggests Time Teens Spend Playing Video and Online Games Can Be Used to Teach Important Life Lessons Read More... Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:33:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem595.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem595.asp Colorado Springs, Colo. - On Thursday at Washington, D.C.s George Washington University, Junior Achievement selected the teen entrepreneurs who own and operate L.Y.M.E (Leave Your Mark Everywhere) the winners of the 2011 North American JA Company of the Year Competition, from 14 other competing U.S. and Canadian student companies. The event culminated in meetings between the U.S. teen entrepreneurs and their Congressional Members and staff on Capitol Hill, and with U.S. Small Business Administration head Karen Mills. Read More... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:33:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem594.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem594.asp Colorado Springs, Colo. - Six Junior Achievement (JA) operations won MetLife Foundations 2011 Entrepreneurial Awards and grants of $25,000 each for outstanding innovation and entrepreneurial spirit. One JA Area-Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, in Louisville, Ky.-received an additional $25,000 for exceptional achievement in these areas. The inaugural MetLife Foundation Sowing the Seeds of Entrepreneurship Awards also were presented to three JA operations. They received grants of $10,000 each to advance their innovative but untested program concepts. The 2011 winners were announced on Wednesday at Junior Achievement USATMs National Leadership Conference held in Boston. Read More... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:33:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem593.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem593.asp Colorado Springs, Colo. - A student team from Wolfson High School in Jacksonville, Fla., took first place in the Junior Achievement (JA) Banks in Action 2011 North American Virtual Competition, an online battle of the banks that tests teens business and money-management skills. The exciting contest, which was funded by the Citi Foundation and organized with the leadership and volunteer participation of Citi employees, required participants from Canada, Guam, and the United States to work their way through an economic recovery scenario to maximize profits and rise to the top of the banking industry. Read More... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:33:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem592.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem592.asp Colorado Springs, Colo. - A new study from Junior Achievement and The Allstate Foundation reveals that teens are feeling the fallout from the recession in a number of ways. Two-thirds of teens are changing their college plans due to the recession: half are working more to pay for college and 42% now plan to attend college close to home. Read More... Tue, 31 May 2011 07:00:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem591.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem591.asp Colorado Springs, Colo. - Lynne Ford, chief executive officer of ING Individual Retirement, has joined the Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors for a three-year term. Junior Achievement empowers young people to own their economic success via K-12 volunteer-delivered programs focusing on work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Ford is responsible for INGs U.S. individual retirement business offering guidance and retail retirement investment and income solutions to pre-retirees, retirees and individuals rolling over retirement plan assets. She joined ING in January of 2010. Read More... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem590.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem590.asp MINNEAPOLIS - April 28, 2011 - The Donaldson Foundation, a long time supporter of Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest (JAUM), announced today that it will grant Junior Achievement USA (JA) $100,000. This funding will enable Junior Achievement USA to establish middle and high school programs in the communities in which Donaldson U.S. employees live and work. These programs educate students on entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through hands-on activities. Read More... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem589.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem589.asp New York, NY - Junior Achievement USA (JA) will be able to empower more young people in 2011 to own their economic success, by engaging volunteers through VolunteerMatch, thanks to MetLife Foundation support. Today, JA announced that it has received funding from MetLife Foundation to recruit volunteers for its 126 local area offices via VolunteerMatch, the award-winning Web service that helps connect volunteers with opportunities to get involved. Through increased access to the VolunteerMatch network, JA will be able to expand its volunteer base and potentially engage thousands of classroom mentors for its K-12 programs focusing on work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy. Read More... Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:00:00 -0600 http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem585.asp http://www.ja.org/about/releases/about_newsitem585.asp Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Juggly JA a JA student-company team representing Junior Achievement of Ecuador, won the 2010 FedEx Access Award at the Americas Region JA Company of the Year Competition held December 9-12 in Rio de Janeiro. Seventeen teen-run companies represented 13 countries from Central and South America and the Caribbean, at the event. Read More... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 09:59:00 -0700