Press Releases

Teen Entrepreneurs Achieve National Recognition at Future Bound by Junior Achievement

 Wednesday, 18 Jun 2025

More Teens are Participating in Financial Literacy Courses, but Gaps in Learning Evident, According to New Survey

 Friday, 04 Apr 2025

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT STUDENTS FROM CANTON, OH, WIN 2025 DE LA VEGA GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD

 Monday, 17 Mar 2025

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Becomes Take a Child to Work Day and Beyond, as Junior Achievement Inspires Participation by All Kids and Families

 Tuesday, 21 Jan 2025

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO HONOR 77 ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Monday, 13 Jan 2025

Junior Achievement USA Receives $22.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. for Character Development Initiative

 Tuesday, 07 Jan 2025

Junior Achievement Names 12 Volunteers to Receive Top National Honor

 Wednesday, 18 Dec 2024

CNBC Partners with Junior Achievement of Utah & Idaho During “Cities of Success” Visit on December 11

 Monday, 09 Dec 2024

Junior Achievement Announces the Launch of Future Bound, a Thought Leadership Event for Teens 

 Wednesday, 20 Nov 2024

Prices Continue to be a Concern for Teen Shoppers this Holiday Season

 Wednesday, 13 Nov 2024

Nearly Half of Teens Interested in Being Entrepreneurs as Adults “Likely” to Use AI Instead of Hiring Employees

 Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

Exploring New Pathways to Success - Research Shows Half of Teens Believe AI and On-the-Job Training Are Most Valuable for Career Development

 Wednesday, 11 Sep 2024

Back to School Survey: 68% of Teens Would Be Likely to Take a Financial Literacy Course, but Only 31% Say Such Courses are Offered at School

 Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024

Junior Achievement and Staples Launch National Partnership Focused on Work and Career Readiness for America’s Youth

 Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024

Young Teen Entrepreneurs and Innovators from Junior Achievement Achieve National Recognition at the 2024 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit

 Monday, 17 Jun 2024

Jack E. Kosakowski Retiring as CEO of Junior Achievement USA After 50-Year Career; Jack Harris Named Incoming CEO

 Thursday, 16 May 2024

New Junior Achievement and MissionSquare Foundation Research Shows the Majority of Teens Are Confident About Retirement, Yet Face Significant Knowledge Gaps

 Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024

Survey: Money Worries Weigh on America’s Teens; Education Key Path to Financial Wellness

 Tuesday, 09 Apr 2024

Junior Achievement and Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation Join Forces for the Second Year

 Wednesday, 06 Mar 2024

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 69 ORGANIZATIONS WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Wednesday, 07 Feb 2024

Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce

 Wednesday, 03 Jan 2024

Survey: “Blue Christmas” – 58 Percent of Teens Say Rising Prices Have Impacted Holiday Gifts in Recent Years

 Wednesday, 15 Nov 2023

Survey: Social Media Influencers Inspiring Teens to Consider Starting a Business

 Wednesday, 01 Nov 2023

MissionSquare Foundation Partners with Junior Achievement on Initiatives to Advance Financial Resiliency and Experiential Learning for Teens

 Tuesday, 31 Oct 2023

Teen Girls’ Interest in Non-Medical STEM Careers Remains Virtually Unchanged from Five Years Ago

 Friday, 22 Sep 2023

The Z Zurich Foundation Makes Four-Year Commitment to Bring Financial Literacy to Elementary Students Across the U.S. Through Junior Achievement

 Friday, 11 Aug 2023

Back to School Survey: 44% of Teens “Likely” to Use AI To Do Their Schoolwork for Them This School Year

 Tuesday, 01 Aug 2023

Teen Entrepreneurs Achieve National Recognition at the 2023 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit

 Thursday, 22 Jun 2023

Paychex Charitable Foundation Commits $1 Million to Junior Achievement USA

 Monday, 12 Jun 2023

Staples Cause for Caring Supports Junior Achievement in Eight Communities in the U.S. and Canada

 Monday, 01 May 2023

New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work

 Thursday, 27 Apr 2023

JA Finance Park® Virtual Simulations Accelerate Teens’ Career Exploration and Budgeting Capabilities

 Wednesday, 26 Apr 2023

Junior Achievement Announces Kaplan Partnership to Help High School Students Secure Their Post-Graduation Goals

 Thursday, 23 Mar 2023

Survey: 66 Percent of Teens Concerned They Might Not Be Able to Find a Good Job as Adults Due to Artificial Intelligence "A.I."

 Wednesday, 22 Mar 2023

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 65 ORGANIZATIONS WITH A U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Monday, 13 Mar 2023

Junior Achievement Receives $820,000 from American Express Foundation to Empower Financial Confidence in Today’s Youth

 Wednesday, 08 Mar 2023

Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day® Foundation and Junior Achievement® Announce Partnership

 Wednesday, 15 Feb 2023

Survey: 71% of Teens Concerned About Inflation this Holiday Shopping Season

 Thursday, 01 Dec 2022

Survey: 58 Percent of Teens Would Start a Business to Address a Societal Need, even if it Meant Making Less Money

 Thursday, 01 Dec 2022

Junior Achievement Receives $7.5 Million From Lilly Endowment Inc. To Deliver Educational Programs to Students in Indiana

 Thursday, 22 Sep 2022

Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

 Tuesday, 16 Aug 2022

Survey: Most Teens Aspire to Own a Home Someday but Report Significant Financial and Homeownership Knowledge Gaps

 Wednesday, 03 Aug 2022

Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern

 Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022

Junior Achievement USA Announces National Student Awardees

 Tuesday, 28 Jun 2022

Junior Achievement Announces Winners of JA Titan® National Virtual Competition

 Tuesday, 07 Jun 2022

Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand

 Thursday, 05 May 2022

Junior Achievement Announces Winners of the 2022 National JA Social Innovation Challenge

 Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022

"Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy

 Monday, 18 Apr 2022

New Research Shows The Majority of Teens Feel Unprepared to Finance Their Futures

 Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022

Survey: 60% of Teens Would Prefer to Start a Business Over Having a Traditional Job

 Tuesday, 01 Mar 2022

Junior Achievement and Accenture Offer an Updated Work and Career-Readiness Resource for Students and Educators

 Tuesday, 15 Feb 2022

JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize; Junior Achievement USA Celebrates this Prestigious Honor

 Thursday, 03 Feb 2022

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 55 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Wednesday, 26 Jan 2022

Survey: Teen Shoppers Concerned About Shortages of Gift Items This Holiday Season

 Monday, 08 Nov 2021

Junior Achievement and EY Offer Two Initiatives to Teach Teens About Entrepreneurship During National Entrepreneurship Month

 Tuesday, 02 Nov 2021

Survey: About One-Third of Teens May be in Financially Unhealthy Relationships; Seek Advice from Parents, who Also Struggle with Money

 Wednesday, 29 Sep 2021

Survey: Impact of "GameStop" Speculation on Teens' Perceptions; Only Half Believe Stock Market is "A Good Thing"

 Thursday, 02 Sep 2021

Back-to-School Survey: 39% of Teens Feel They Are Behind Educationally Due to the Pandemic; 34% Needing “Emotional Support” This Coming School Year

 Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021

Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from North Central Ohio, Named "JA Company of the Year"

 Thursday, 24 Jun 2021

Summer Jobs Survey: 68% of 16- and 17-Year-Olds Plan to Work this Summer – Same Level as Pre-Pandemic

 Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Junior Achievement Announces Winners of National JA Social Innovation Challenge

 Thursday, 22 Apr 2021

Survey Finds 2020 High School Graduates Delayed College Plans, Concerned about Financial Security

 Tuesday, 06 Apr 2021

Junior Achievement and The Allstate Foundation Launch Lessons to Teach Teens about Healthy Financial Relationships

 Wednesday, 03 Mar 2021

Junior Achievement Launches JA BizTown Adventures™

 Thursday, 25 Feb 2021

Junior Achievement and American Honda Finance Corporation Launch JA All About Cars™ Personal Finance Education Module

 Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021

Junior Achievement and Intuit Launch New JA Job Shadow®, a Learning Experience that Gives Teens an Up-Close Look at the World of Work

 Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021

Junior Achievement Launches JA Connect Learning Pathways, a New “Digital First” Education Resource for Students, with Accenture’s Help

 Thursday, 10 Dec 2020

Junior Achievement and Janus Henderson Launch New JA Titan

 Monday, 07 Dec 2020

JA CNBC Virtual Summit Survey Results

 Monday, 07 Dec 2020

Junior Achievement and CNBC to Host a “Summit for a More Equitable and Just Tomorrow” on December 8

 Tuesday, 01 Dec 2020

Junior Achievement and EY will Engage Entrepreneurs with Teens Virtually During National Entrepreneurship Month in November

 Thursday, 19 Nov 2020

Holiday Spending Survey: Despite COVID Restrictions, Two-Thirds of Teens Expect to Do Holiday Shopping “In-Store”

 Monday, 16 Nov 2020

Nearly One-in-Four Teens Less Likely to Consider Starting a Business as an Adult as the Result of COVID-19 Impact

 Monday, 16 Nov 2020

Junior Achievement Introduces Redesigned JA Be Entrepreneurial® Program to Help Teens Become Entrepreneurs and Innovators

 Wednesday, 07 Oct 2020

Junior Achievement and The Hartford Rollout the New JA Company Program® to Help Young People Learn How to Run a Startup

 Wednesday, 23 Sep 2020

Junior Achievement and RSM Unveil Take Stock in Your Future® to Teach Teens About the Stock Market

 Thursday, 17 Sep 2020

Hilton Grand Vacations Announces National Partnership with Junior Achievement USA

 Wednesday, 16 Sep 2020

ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower America's Youth With Money Skills

 Thursday, 10 Sep 2020

Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts

 Wednesday, 09 Sep 2020

Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall

 Monday, 27 Jul 2020

Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19

 Wednesday, 17 Jun 2020

New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management

 Wednesday, 10 Jun 2020

Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs

 Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievement's "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27

 Thursday, 21 May 2020

Two-thirds of America's Teens are Concerned About the Financial Impact of COVID-19

 Thursday, 23 Apr 2020

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020

Black Friday Survey: More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season

 Thursday, 21 Nov 2019

Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts

 Thursday, 07 Nov 2019

Junior Achievement and EY to Bring Thousands of Entrepreneurs into Classrooms during National Entrepreneurship Month in November

 Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019

Junior Achievement and PwC Launch Online Resource to Help Teens Better Understand the Costs of College and Other Options after High School

 Wednesday, 30 Oct 2019

Accenture’s Amy Fuller Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors

 Monday, 28 Oct 2019

Junior Achievement USA Receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Chick-fil-A® Foundation

 Monday, 14 Oct 2019

New Retire4Real Online Game Will Help Teens Understand the Importance of Investing for Retirement

 Thursday, 05 Sep 2019

Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, Named “JA Company of the Year”

 Friday, 28 Jun 2019

Survey: Teen Girls’ Interest in STEM Careers Declines

 Wednesday, 22 May 2019

69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes

 Wednesday, 08 May 2019

Janus Henderson Commits Nearly $1.6 Million to Junior Achievement for the Redevelopment of its JA Titan® Program

 Wednesday, 24 Apr 2019

More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30

 Wednesday, 03 Apr 2019

Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019

 Wednesday, 06 Mar 2019

Six Honorees to Receive the Junior Achievement National Centennial Leadership Award

 Wednesday, 13 Feb 2019

More than Half of Teens Believe Student Loan Debt should be Forgiven, According to Junior Achievement Survey

 Tuesday, 12 Feb 2019

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Wednesday, 06 Feb 2019

National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as Career Option

 Thursday, 08 Nov 2018

KPMG donates more than $1.7 Million to Junior Achievement USA for the Redevelopment of its JA Finance Park Program

 Monday, 05 Nov 2018

Coca-Cola’s Monica Howard Douglas Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors

 Friday, 05 Oct 2018

Majority of Teens are Worried About their Parents’ Preparedness to Retire, Know Little About Planning for their Own Retirement

 Tuesday, 25 Sep 2018

Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA It's My Future® with the Support of Emerson

 Wednesday, 19 Sep 2018

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TEEN ENTREPRENEURS OF BEELIEVE FROM CANTON, OHIO-AREA WIN “JA COMPANY OF THE YEAR”

 Thursday, 28 Jun 2018

RESEARCH REVEALS BOYS’ INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS DECLINING; GIRLS’ INTEREST UNCHANGED

 Wednesday, 23 May 2018

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 57 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD

 Thursday, 01 Feb 2018

The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens

 Thursday, 30 Nov 2017

Survey: Are Teens Going Bricks and Mortar this Holiday Season?

 Thursday, 16 Nov 2017

Survey: Parents Extremely Supportive of Their Teens' Entrepreneurial Dreams, but Most Teens Don't Have Them

 Thursday, 02 Nov 2017

Junior Achievement Recipient of $175,000 Grant from People's United Community Foundation

 Tuesday, 24 Oct 2017

Junior Achievement and PMI Educational Foundation Pilot New Online Project Management Training Module for Teens

 Wednesday, 18 Nov 2015

Junior Achievement USA and the Association of Latino Professionals For America Join Forces to Prepare Youth for Career Success

 Monday, 22 Jun 2015

Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy

 Sunday, 14 Sep 2014

New "JA Company Program" Gives Teens 21st Century Entrepreneurial Experience

 Tuesday, 02 Sep 2014

Teen Entrepreneurs of Ruff it Up Named "JA Company of the Year" at 2014 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit

 Thursday, 19 Jun 2014

The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success

 Friday, 30 May 2014

New Survey Reveals Gender Gap Among Teens Planning to Attend College

 Monday, 07 Apr 2014

Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation

 Monday, 22 Jul 2013

Edward Grocholski to Join Junior Achievement USA ® as Brand Strategy and Communications Sr. Vice President

 Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013

Singapore Students take Young Entrepreneur Title at the FedEX EXPRESS/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge

 Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013

FedEx Opens First-Ever Lemonade Stand in Super Bowl XLVII Media Center, Enlists NFL Stars to Help Junior Achievement Students Run Small Business

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

New Year Creates Opportunity for Finance Conversation and Resolutions with Millennials

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

KPMG FOUNDATION GIVES JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT $1.75 MILLION GIFT FOR TEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

ACCENTURE GRANTS JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT US $1.1M TO SUPPORT WORK READINESS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE U.S.

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AND TEACH FOR AMERICA ANNOUNCE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE EXPERTISE, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

JOBS, ECONOMY AND EDUCATION TOP CONCERNS OF TEENS THIS ELECTION, NEW SURVEY FINDS

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

ATLANTA-AREA TEENS LEARN HOW TO BE WORKFORCE-READY AT AT&T ASPIRE MENTORING ACADEMY

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

LISA GILLIS TO JOIN JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

 Monday, 10 Jun 2013

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