What is Junior Achievement?
Schools need help to best prepare students to meet the challenges they face in the future.
Scores of businesses and inviduals want to help those schools, but they don't know the best, most effective way to do that.
Junior Achievement is the bridge that brings business professionals and educators together. Our staff works with schools to assess their needs, then connects with professionals from the business community, who are trained and equipped with exciting, hands-on Junior Achievement curriculum to take into the classrooms and share with students.
Junior Achievement Sparks Student Success
Junior Achievement (JA) empowers young people to own their economic success. Our volunteer-delivered, K-12 programs foster work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills, and use experiential learning to inspire kids to dream big and reach their potential.
Junior Achievement impacts 4 million U.S. students in more than 173,000 classrooms. With the help of 171,000 volunteers, JA students develop the skills they need to experience the realities and opportunities of work and entrepreneurship in the 21st-century global marketplace.
Junior Achievement Enhances Communities
There are 124 JA Areas operating across the United States. Through an innovative partnership between the business community, educators and volunteers, these JA Areas help young people connect with relevant learning and the importance of staying in school. JA inspires students to develop competitive skills and confidence. Their success bolsters the local workforce and contributes to economic growth.
Want to know more about our programs? Interested in getting involved?
Check out the following links for more information...
| How Business Can Help Attack the Dropout Crisis in America |
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Description: The high school drop-
out crisis has far-reaching economic implications. Read how Junior Achievement and AT&T are tackling the issue by providing students with real-world job shadow experiences that enhance the relevancy of education |
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