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- 2016 Teens and Personal Finance Survey
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- 2021-2022 Alumni Survey Report
- 2025 JA Alumni Report
- A Generation Deferred? Gen Z and Economic Milestones
Blogs
- MEET HALEY ROSENDAHL, OUR NEW DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
- Foundation Spotlight: Carleen & Eugene Charitable Foundation Invests in Education for What’s Next
- 3DE™ Student Spotlight: Landon Staab
- F&M Bank Volunteers Make Real-World Learning Come Alive for Students
- Empowering Young Innovators: How JA Sparks the Entrepreneurial Mindset Early
- Staff Spotlight: Colene Stauffer, Education Coordinator
- 2024–2025 Annual Report: A Year of Impact and Momentum
- JAEI’s Dani Carter Helps Shape Iowa’s Future Social Studies Standards
- Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Zelinskas
- Volunteer Spotlight: Deb Vogt
- Staff Spotlight: Meet Liv Allen
- Celebrating 60 Years of Junior Achievement: How It All Began and How It’s Evolved
- The ROI of Investing in Youth: Why Economic Mobility is a Community Imperative
- Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa and Cedar Rapids Community School District Celebrate Launch of 3DE at Washington High School
- Celebrating Local Entrepreneurs: Empowering Dreams During Entrepreneur Month
- From Selective Silence to Center Stage
- Powering Possibility: Wells Fargo and Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- 60 Years of Impact: JA Alumni Prove the Power of Real-World Learning
- Inspire Students. Change Futures. Volunteer with Junior Achievement.
- Staff Spotlight: Meet Shelby Kobliska, 3DE™ School Coordinator
- Junior Achievement Launches It’s First Industry Recognized Credential
- Volunteer Spotlight: Niki Davis
- Gen Z's Career Confidence vs. Future Challenges: What Today’s Teens Really Think About Work, AI, and Education
- Shape the Future: Volunteer with Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- Congratulations to Whitney Schreder, CBJ Forty Under 40 Honoree and JAEI Leader
- Students Are Asking: “Why Are We Learning This?”— And That’s a Good Thing
- Stay Connected to Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- Back to School: Are Teens Being Left Behind on AI?
- Financial Playbook: Helping Young Adults Master Money Skills
- Dr. Nate Klein Honored with Junior Achievement USA® Rising Star Award
- Unlocking the Power of Experiential Learning: Preparing Students for the Future of Work
- Celebrate Leadership. Invest in the Future. Corridor Business Hall of Fame Returns September 18th
- Real World Rundown: A Conversation with Superintendent Dr. Douglas Wheeler
- 🎧 Introducing: Real World Rundown — A Podcast Powered by Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- JA Workforce with State Farm
- Employee Spotlight: Kristi Brown — Turning Purpose Into Progress
- Join Our Team: Now Hiring an Education Coordinator!
- Where Vision Meets Impact: 2025 Board Celebration Recap
- 2025 Future Bound by Junior Achievement
- Educator Spotlight: Becca Carrothers – Creating Classrooms Kids Can't Wait to Enter
- Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership: Erin Kurt
- A First for Iowa: The JA Dream Accelerator™ Coming to Iowa City Community School District
- Celebrating Business Excellence: 2025 Corridor & Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame Honorees Announced
- Finish Strong: Help Us Empower the Next Generation
- Helping Students Graduate with Confidence—and Credentials
- Top 5 Skills Every Young Entrepreneur Should Build Now
- Teacher Spotlight: Kristal Horman
- Wrapping Up the 2025 JA Stock Market Challenge®
- Students Pitch Travel Solutions to Delta at 3DE™ Culminating Event
- Honoring the Heart of the Classroom: Celebrating Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week
- Volunteer Spotlight: Lisa Lamb – Giving Back with Heart and Purpose
- Volunteer Spotlight: Pat Heyer
- Volunteer Spotlight: Anne Thing
- Empowering Young Learners: Junior Achievement’s (JA) Elementary Financial Literacy Programs
- Celebrating Our Top 100 Volunteers: A Tribute to Years of Dedication
- Volunteer Spotlight: Paige Grimm – Teaching From the Heart, Even Without the Classroom
- Building a Strong Financial Foundation: Equipping Teens for a Brighter Tomorrow
- Celebrating Volunteer Appreciation Month at Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa
- 🌟 Staff Spotlight: Beth Horan 🌟
- McKinley Steam Academy Students Make a Sweet Impact Through JA Company Program® Pop-Up
- Join Us for a Night of Fun & Giving Back at Lucky’s on 16th!
- April 2025: Financial Literacy Month – Empowering the Next Generation
- Join Us at the Equipment Exploration Fair – Inspire the Next Generation of Workers!
- My First JA BizTown® Mobile Experience: Learning, Growing, and Inspiring Future Leaders
- Staff Spotlight: Emma Disterhoft
- Educator Spotlight: Susie Stark
- Jersey Mike’s Month and Day of Giving 2025: Support Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa in Coralville!
- Volunteer Spotlight: Laura St. John – Empowering Students Through Financial Literacy
- Make a Difference: Volunteer for JA BizTown® Mobile & JA Finance Park® Mobile!
- 3DE™ Educator Spotlight: Randy Farnum
- Experiential Learning in Action: January & February Highlights
- JA BizTown® Mobile: Bringing Hands-On Learning to Your School
- Educator Spotlight: Scott Davidson
- 3DE™ Student Spotlight: Natalie Krohse
- Junior Achievement and UNI Athletics Inspire Young Students to Dream Big
Press Releases
- Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Celebrates 60 Years of Inspiring the Next Generation
- Class of 2020 Survey: Half of Graduating Seniors Change Plans for After High School Due to COVID-19
- 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
- ABA Foundation and Junior Achievement Announce Partnership to Empower America's Youth With Money Skills
- Mark Cuban and Brian Hamilton to Headline Junior Achievement's "Why Entrepreneurship Now: A Virtual Event for America's Teens" on May 27
- 69 Percent of Teens Support Debt-Free College; Drops to 33 Percent if it Means Higher Taxes
- Junior Achievement Launches Re-Imagined JA It's My Future® with the Support of Emerson
- Junior Achievement to Ring In its Centennial by Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell on March 12, 2019
- Junior Achievement Receives 38.8 Million Dollar Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
- "Money Without Borders Survey: Only 27% of Teens Think National Governments Have Most Influence on Global Economy
- Junior Achievement Operations Win International Awards for Innovation
- More than A Third of Teens Don't Believe they will be Financially Independent from Parents by Age 30
- Junior Achievement and Discover Launch JA Finance Park Virtual® to Help Teens Better Understand Financial Concepts
- Back-to-School Survey: Two-Thirds of Teens Concerned About Attending School In-Person this Fall
- The Hartford and Junior Achievement USA Team up for JA MyBiz Builder to Teach Entrepreneurial Concepts to Teens
- National Entrepreneurship Month Research Shows 41 Percent of Teens would Consider Starting a Business as Career Option
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 49 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement Receives Nearly $2 Million Department of Labor Grant to Prepare Young Adults for the Workforce
- Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Partners with the Cedar Rapids Community School District to Launch New Instructional Learning Model
- 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
- ATLANTA-AREA TEENS LEARN HOW TO BE WORKFORCE-READY AT AT&T ASPIRE MENTORING ACADEMY
- Junior Achievement USA to Launch Updated Brand
- New Online Game to Help Teens Explore Careers in Project Management
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 44 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Junior Achievement Named "Organization of the Year" by the Institute for Financial Literacy
- The Hartford Commits $16 Million To Support Small Business Success
- Survey: The "New Normal" Hasn't Dampened Teens' Interest in Becoming Entrepreneurs
- 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
- Junior Achievement USA Receives $1.2 Million Gift from the Chick-fil-A® Foundation
- Accentures Amy Fuller Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- Team of Junior Achievement Teen Entrepreneurs from Canton, Ohio, Named JA Company of the Year
- Survey: Teen Girls Interest in STEM Careers Declines
- Janus Henderson Commits Nearly $1.6 Million to Junior Achievement for the Redevelopment of its JA Titan® Program
- Six Honorees to Receive the Junior Achievement National Centennial Leadership Award
- More than Half of Teens Believe Student Loan Debt should be Forgiven, According to Junior Achievement Survey
- Coca-Colas Monica Howard Douglas Joins Junior Achievement USA Board of Directors
- KPMG donates more than $1.7 Million to Junior Achievement USA for the Redevelopment of its JA Finance Park Program
- Majority of Teens are Worried About their Parents Preparedness to Retire, Know Little About Planning for their Own Retirement
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT TEEN ENTREPRENEURS OF BEELIEVE FROM CANTON, OHIO-AREA WIN JA COMPANY OF THE YEAR
- RESEARCH REVEALS BOYS INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS DECLINING; GIRLS INTEREST UNCHANGED
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT HONORS 57 ORGANIZATIONS WITH U.S. PRESIDENT'S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD
- Survey: Are Teens Going Bricks and Mortar this Holiday Season?
- Junior Achievement Recipient of $175,000 Grant from People's United Community Foundation
- Survey: Parents Extremely Supportive of Their Teens' Entrepreneurial Dreams, but Most Teens Don't Have Them
- New "JA Company Program" Gives Teens 21st Century Entrepreneurial Experience
- Teen Entrepreneurs of Ruff it Up Named "JA Company of the Year" at 2014 Junior Achievement National Student Leadership Summit
- New Survey Reveals Gender Gap Among Teens Planning to Attend College
- New Year Creates Opportunity for Finance Conversation and Resolutions with Millennials
- Edward Grocholski to Join Junior Achievement USA ® as Brand Strategy and Communications Sr. Vice President
- Singapore Students take Young Entrepreneur Title at the FedEX EXPRESS/Junior Achievement Regional International Trade Challenge
- FedEx Opens First-Ever Lemonade Stand in Super Bowl XLVII Media Center, Enlists NFL Stars to Help Junior Achievement Students Run Small Business
- ACCENTURE GRANTS JUNIOR ACHIEVMENT US $1.1M TO SUPPORT WORK READINESS PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ACROSS THE U.S.
- JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AND TEACH FOR AMERICA ANNOUNCE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO SHARE EXPERTISE, EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
- KPMG FOUNDATION GIVES JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT $1.75 MILLION GIFT FOR TEEN FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM
- JOBS, ECONOMY AND EDUCATION TOP CONCERNS OF TEENS THIS ELECTION, NEW SURVEY FINDS
- LISA GILLIS TO JOIN JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA AS CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
- Survey Finds Teens and Young Adults Continue Putting off Career Decisions as They Progress from High School to College (COPY_1591115078916)