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2025 Future Bound by Junior Achievement
From June 8–11, the brightest young minds in entrepreneurship gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, for the inaugural Future BoundTM by Junior Achievement. This…
Learning Through Failure
Author James Joyce once wrote: “Mistakes are the portals of discovery.” Failure is an everyday part of life, yet it…
Homeownership for Generation Z
For over a century, owning a home has been synonymous with the American Dream. Since the 1890s, when homebuilders first linked homeownership…
Teens Exploring New Pathways to Success
According to research from Junior Achievement and Citizens, today’s teens are optimistic about their future careers and how the advancement…
Top Five Skills Every Young Entrepreneur Should Build Now
Whether you’re dreaming of starting your own business or just want to think more like a boss, building the right…
Preparing the Next Generation for Financial and Life Success
The JA Elementary Learning Experiences equip students to navigate a rapidly changing world while also opening doors to future career…
Empowering Youth and Accelerating Opportunity
Many of us have heard of a misalignment between education and work and career. This disconnect has grown more problematic…
Teens and Personal Finance
In recent years, there has been a concerted effort at the national and state levels to promote financial literacy mandates…
The Skills Economy: Careers Without College
According to job search site Indeed, career readiness is defined as “the process of preparing yourself to enter the workforce,…
Unlocking Interest in STEM Careers
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for STEM-related jobs will continue to be high in the coming years.…
AI and Tomorrow’s Jobs
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way we live and work, and American teens are no exception to this…
Why JA? And Why Now? Aligning Education and Economic Mobility
There is no shortage of research pointing to the disconnect between the way we as a society educate our young…