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Back to School with JA 2023
By JA of Central Ohio
Financial Literacy
Junior Achievement is excited to offer new learning opportunities this school year to central Ohio students and educators. In addition to all of our usual in-the-classroom experiences and the ever-popular JA BizTown, we have new, exciting, and timely curriculum offerings for students 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 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...
JA's 2022 Scholarship Recipients Awarded
By Junior Achievement of Central Ohio
Community Involvement
Scholarships are given in honor of JA's Central Ohio Business Hall of Fame...
Meta team member, JA alumna shares story
By Meta
Community Involvement
Recently, Meta New Albany Data Center announced a grant to Junior Achievement of Central Ohio to bring new programming to students through a data center replica storefront in JA BizTown. Community programs like this are important to invest in students' experiences as they explore potential careers. Current Meta team member Bratati Lynn, site lead construction manager at New Albany Data Center,...
Meta announces expansion of New Albany data center, partnership with JA
By NBC4 | Meta
Corporate Responsibility
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has announced it is adding two additional data center buildings to its New Albany campus, along with a momentous investment of $300,000 in the work of Junior Achievement of Central...
Hall of Fame 2021 Virtual Celebration
By Junior Achievement of Central Ohio
Community Involvement
View our virtual celebration on Dec 1 at...
10 Million Reasons for Work and Career Readiness Education
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E. Kosakowski, President & CEO of Junior Achievement USA
Corporate Responsibility
Recently, and for the first time, the number of job openings in the United States exceeded 10 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary (JOLTS) Report. At the same time, there are more than 7 million who are eligible to work but who are...
Inflation, Scarcity, and Teachable Moments
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E. Kosakowski, President & CEO of Junior Achievement USA
Financial Literacy
Most Americans under the age of 40 are experiencing something they haven’t before; inflation. With the exception of a brief period at the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008, inflation has been restrained for nearly four decades. That means prices rising at a pronounced rate in a short amount of time is a new experience for many Millennials and members of Generation...
Why Work Needs Meaning
Blog from JA USA
By Jack E. Kosakowski
Corporate Responsibility
Much has been made in recent months about “The Great Resignation,” the tendency of young workers, primarily Millennials and Generation Z, to quit their jobs to pursue higher-paying, higher growth...
