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Financial Reports
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- 2016 Teens and Personal Finance Survey
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- 2017 Teens and Career Survey
- 2018 JA Teens and Retirement
- 2018 Teens and Careers
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- 2021-2022 Alumni Survey Report
- A Generation Deferred? Gen Z and Economic Milestones
- A Parents' Guide: Talking to Your Kids About Inflation
Blogs
- Teens Want Financial Literacy Education, But Many Schools Don’t Offer It
- Reawakening the American Dream: Homeownership for Generation Z
- Unlock Your Dream Future: How the JA Career Exploration Center© Can Help
- Grad Nation: If Not College, Then What?
- Summer Jobs = Career Readiness
- Unlocking Opportunities: Preparing Teens for an AI Future
- From Literacy to Action: Empowering Teens for Financial Wellness
- Because of JA...The Impact of Junior Achievement on Fis Life
- Lighting the Way: Key Takeaways JAs Empower Her Summit
- Stemming the STEM Decline
- A Generation Deferred?
- Rewriting the Narrative and Reclaiming the Future: 2024 18 Under Eighteen Presented by EQT
- Dream Jobs vs. Fulfilling Jobs
- Help Young Entrepreneurs Shoot for Success
- Because of JA
- The Power of Volunteerism
- Unwrapping the Gift Of Possibility
- Meet Gabby Blacka Entrepreneurship Advocate and JAs New Learning Experience Manager
- Crafting a Comprehensive Business Plan
- Navigating a "Blue Christmas"
- JAs Commitment to Celebrating Educators with Dr. Emily Levine, JAs 2022 Teacher of the Year
- Take Off with Junior Achievement and JA Launch Lesson
- Empowering the Future: Junior Achievement and Financial Planning
- Empowering Tomorrows Female Business Leaders
- Student Spotlight: Quinn Komars 18 Under Eighteen Experience
- Empowering Middle Schoolers: Junior Achievement and the Solution to Financial Literacy
- Building a Bright Future
- Junior Achievement Wrapped: Exploring Statistics and Trends from the 2022-2023 School Year
- Revolutionizing Resumes
- Harnessing the Power of Generational Diversity
- Empowering the Future
- Innovator in Action Toni Schlieper and Her Journey to JA Strategic Director of Education
- The Rising Trend of Teens Using AI for Schoolwork
- A Year of Growth JA's 2022-2023 Fiscal Year
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2023
- Congrats Melvin Mel Washington, JAs 50th Golden Achievement Honoree
- 18 Under Eighteen Honoree Elijah Majocha Runs for Local School Board
- New Research Shows Teens are Re-Thinking the Future of Work
- 5 Organizational Tips for Academic Success
- JA BizTown® An Experience for All Students
- JA Empowers the Next Generation of Female Leaders at the Second Annual Empower Her Summit
- Empowering Women on International Womens Day
- Second Annual 18 Under Eighteen Event Honors the Next Generation of Leaders
- JA My Story | Zach Fleming
- JA Worldwide Nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize
- Be A Game Changer
- The JA EFFECT Widening Horizons
- Why JA? And Why Now? Financial Literacy as a Foundation for a Better Life
- Meet Toni Schlieper and Andrea Imro, JAs Newest Additions to the Education Team
- Tap Into Your Entrepreneurial Spirit with These 5 Tips
- Why JA? And Why Now? A Response to a Changing Work and Career Landscape
- Imagine Your Dreams with Intern to VP
- My 18 Under Eighteen Experience Former Honoree Zach Betz
- Celebrate American Businesswomens Day with JAs Guide to Success
- The Search is on for 18 of Our Regions Most Outstanding Young People
- Welcome Amy Sidwell Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvanias New Senior Education Director
- 6 Ways for Students to Get a Good Night's Sleep
- Meet the Education Team
- 2022 Back-to-School Survey: One-Third of Teens Say Rising Cost of School Supplies a Concern
- 6 Easy Ways for Teens to Make Money During Summer Vacation
- JA National Student Leadership Summit 2022
- 10 Million Reasons for Work and Career Readiness Education
- Inflation, Scarcity, and Teachable Moments
- Why Work Needs Meaning
- The Payoff Behind Time Management
- Qualities and Skills that Transfer to Entrepreneurial Success
- Job Vacancies' Reaching an All-Time High & What it Means for Teens
- Getting Your Child Set Up with a Bank Account
- JA Teens Survey: The Financial Impact of COVID-19
- Making Sense: Work in the Time of COVID-19
- Making Sense: The Impact of COVID-19 on Business and Innovation
- JA Teens & Holiday Spending Reveals More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Shining a Spotlight on American Business Women's Day
- Back-to-School Tips for Kids and Parents 2019
- Top Soft Skills in the 21st Century Workplace
Press Releases
- New Retire4Real Online Game Will Help Teens Understand the Importance of Investing for Retirement
- Two-thirds of America's Teens are Concerned About the Financial Impact of COVID-19
- More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30
- Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce
- Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs
- Junior Achievement of Western PA Stands Ready to Provide Financial Literacy
- Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
- New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management
- ATLANTA-AREA TEENS LEARN HOW TO BE WORKFORCE-READY AT AT&T ASPIRE MENTORING ACADEMY
- Melvin Washington of TriState Capital Bank honored as 50th Golden Achievement Honoree During Junior Achievement Outing
- Skyview Elementary Students Tackle Financial Literacy and Career Readiness with Junior Achievement of Western PA
- Melvin Washington of TriState Capital Bank Selected as Junior Achievements 50th Golden Achievement Honoree
- Eighteen of The Regions Most Outstanding Teens Honored
- Junior Achievement of Western PA Accelerates Professional & Personal Development for Teenage Girls
- Junior Achievement Unveils Next Group of 18 Under Eighteen
- Junior Achievement Launches First Annual My Favorite Teacher Contest
- 69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes
- Junior Achievement's Biztown Gives Kids Real World Experience
- Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation
- Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy
- The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens
- Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA Its My Future® with the Support of Emerson
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019
- The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
- Richard King Mellon Foundation Awards Junior Achievement of Western PA $250K to Support Workforce Readiness Programs in Underserved Communities
- Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
- Junior Achievement of Western PA Announces Kathryn Klaber as the New Chair of Its Board of Directors
- Junior Achievement USA and the Association of Latino Professionals For America Join Forces to Prepare Youth for Career Success
- Junior Achievement and PMI Educational Foundation Pilot New Online Project Management Training Module for Teens
- College costs worry teens as 69% say rising prices impact their post-high school plans, new JA/Citizens survey reveals
- UGI Energy Services Provides $200,000 in Scholarships to Pennsylvania Schools
- Groundbreaking program for middle and high schoolers will help close talent gap in skilled trades
- BizTown teaches business lessons to EF students
- FEATURED PHOTO GALLERY; 'A great honor': Business Hall of Fame inducts four new laureates
- Citizens awards $111,500 to local nonprofits via financial literacy program
- Tenth-Grader Starts Artisan Sourdough Bread Business in Midst of Pandemic
- Auto Express Kia Presents Donation to Junior Achievement
- Auto Express KIA provides donation to Junior Achievement
- Catanese Group Leading Partner to Serve as Chairman for Business Hall of Fame
- African-American Students Well-Represented in Junior Achievement's inaugural '18 Under Eighteen'
- Pennsylvanias Training-to-Career Grant program awards $335,000 to two manufacturing organizations
- Cambria Business Hall of Fame announces four laureates to be inducted in April
- Governor Wolf: $335,000 to Support Manufacturing Industry Training in Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Junior Achievement, NexTier Bank Unveil 18 Under 18
- Shady Side Academy student Jasmine DeBruce honored by Junior Achievement, NexTier Bank
- SSA student Jasmine DeBruce honored for Junior Achievement by NexTier Bank
- Upper St. Clair junior named to 18 Under Eighteen
- North Allegheny's Makayla Alaquiva honored by Junior Achievement
- Quaker Valley's Murano named to 18 Under Eighteen, other academic achievements for Sewickley students
- The '18 Under Eighteen' are being recognized for doing some remarkable stuff
- DAHS junior earns Junior Achievement award; tix on sale for Feb. 22 ceremony
- A local student has found it pays not to be too sweet
- The Keystone Contractor Magazine - January 2022
- Food Podcast: 10-year-old honored for work with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
- Meet Junior Achievement of Western PA's inaugural class of 18 Under Eighteen
- Junior Achievement announces selection of 18 exemplary students
- See who won Junior Achievement's 18 Under Eighteen awards
- FAHS student chosen as one of NexTier Banks 18 Under Eighteen, awardees
- Fairview's Susannah Poese Among Junior Achievement's 18 Under Eighteen
- Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand
- "Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy
- Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts
- ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower Americas Youth With Money Skills
- Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall
- Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievements "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Black Friday Survey: More than a Third of Teens Plan to Hit the Malls this Holiday Shopping Season
- Teens Think Economics Education is Important, but Struggle with Basic Economic Concepts
- Junior Achievement and EY to Bring Thousands of Entrepreneurs into Classrooms during National Entrepreneurship Month in November
- Junior Achievement and PwC Launch Online Resource to Help Teens Better Understand the Costs of College and Other Options after High School
- Accentures Amy Fuller Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- Junior Achievement USA Receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Chick-fil-A® Foundation
- Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, Named JA Company of the Year
- Survey: Teen Girls Interest in STEM Careers Declines