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1. New National Survey Shows Nearly Forty Percent Drop in Teen Confidence about Their Financial Futures
   Colorado Springs, Colo. - A new study from Junior Achievement USA and The Allstate Foundation revealed that only 56 percent of teens 14-18 years old think they will be as financially well-off or better than their parents. That represents a 37 percent drop from 2011 (89 percent). Read More...
2. Junior Achievement Recognizes 20 Corporate Partners with U.S. Presidents Volunteer Service Awards
   Colorado Springs, Colo. - At its quarterly Board of Directors meeting held earlier today, Junior Achievement USA(R) presented 2010-2011 U.S. President's Volunteer Service Awards to 20 corporate partners who provided the organization with significant volunteer resources during the year. President George W. Bush established the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President's Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. In 2006, Junior Achievement became an official certifying organization for this award, which also recognizes corporations with a U.S. presence that provide volunteers to teach JA programs anywhere in the world. Read More...
3. New National Poll: Majority of Teens Would Consider Giving up Dream Job for Higher Salary
   Colorado Springs, Colo. - According to a new national survey of teens, less than half (43 percent) are "very confident" they will someday have their dream job, and a significant majority--71 percent-- said they would either give up their dream job for one that paid a higher salary or might consider doing so. The 2012 Junior Achievement USA "Teens and Careers" Survey, sponsored by the ING Foundation, also revealed that the most popular careers, selected by 61 percent of survey respondents, are in science, technology, engineering, math (often referred to as STEM), or the medical/dental fields. Given those results, not surprisingly, two-thirds (66 percent) of teens said their chosen career will require four or more years of college. However, nearly half (46 percent) have not started taking steps to prepare for the cost of training/schooling for their chosen career. Read More...
4. New Your Life Foundation Awards $330,000 to Junior Achievement
   NEW YORK, N.Y., December 20, 2011 - The New York Life Foundation today announced a two-year, $330,000 grant to Junior Achievement USA (JA). The grant supports the expansion of financial literacy and work readiness programs to 15 JA sites nationwide that serve approximately 4,000 Hispanic and/or economically disadvantaged middle- and high school students. Read More...
5. Junior Achievement Announces Plans to Transform JA Company Program
   Colorado Springs, Colo. - At this week's inaugural "Startup America Partnership" board meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., Junior Achievement USA(TM) announced the beginning of an intensive, nine-month process to contemporize its legacy student experience, JA Company Program(R). The program, which has been in existence since Junior Achievement's inception in 1919, provides high school students the skills and knowledge to start and run an entrepreneurial enterprise under the mentorship of a volunteer from the local business community. Read More...
6. Junior Achievement and The Financial Services Roundtable: A Big Year
   Colorado Springs, Colo. and Washington, D.C. -- Junior Achievement USA and The Financial Services Roundtable (the Roundtable) announce that through their partnership, they reached 527,000 students in the 2010-2011 school year: up 19 percent from the previous school year. During this school year, 37,296 volunteers from Roundtable member companies volunteered in classrooms across the country. Read More...
7. Junior Achievement Launches Destined to Travel with JA Contest
   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...
8. Junior Achievement and the National Chamber Foundation Announce Free Enterprise National Survey Results
   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...
9. Junior Achievement and Capital One Launch JA Finance Park Virtual, an Online Educational Game that Helps Kids Learn Personal Finance Skills
   Survey Suggests Time Teens Spend Playing Video and Online Games Can Be Used to Teach Important Life Lessons Read More...
10. Teen Entrepreneurs Take Regional Title by Leveraging Social Media to Promote Their Company
    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...