Junior Achievement – Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Work Readiness for K-12 students

Have you ever witnessed the spark that lights up a child's eyes when they've learned something new? At Junior Achievement, we're all about that spark, and our volunteers experience it each teach time they enter the classroom. 

Junior Achievement volunteers are heroes.
They are role models, sharing their experiences with students. They take kids from what is to what could be, and open their minds to a world full of possibilities.

Junior Achievement teachers are innovators.
They recognize the value of hosting a business professional in their classrooms, and know that JA programs provide the 4th "R" in education: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmatic, and Relevance.

Junior Achievement supporters are visionaries.
They see the need to prepare students for life in a complex marketplace, and recognize the value in preparing the next generation for success in a global economy.

Junior Achievement students are the future. 
They are our hope for a better tomorrow, and they truly are the reason that JA exists. They are our future workers, entrepreneurs and leaders, and they deserve every chance to succeed in life.

 
Ca$h, Cars & Credit coming this Friday

Posted: April 23, 2008

On Friday, Allstate will team up with Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain, Inc. (JA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Denver Branch today to deliver “Ca$h, Cars & Credit” – an innovative financial literacy and life skills program – to 100 local students at the Fed.  

In celebration of April as national “Financial Literacy Month,” Allstate, JA and the Fed facilitated this practical, interactive educational program for students from Ridge View Academy and Skyline High School. Workshops were presented by prominent community volunteers, including Ron Tilton, President of FirstBank of Denver. Ridge View Academy is a youth correctional facility in Watkins, CO.

This free, half-day event was designed to help teens take charge of their financial futures. Students learned how to tackle the tough financial decisions they face as young adults, including:

·         Econ 101 and the Fed: Relax, it’s not as bad as it sounds.
·         Financial Aid 101: How will you pay for college?
·         Money Management: So you want to be a millionaire?
·         Car Financing Basics: What you need to know.
·         Credit Cards and Credit Reports: Your credit past is your credit future! 
This program is particularly relevant in light of current survey findings. Earlier this month, the Jump$tart Coalition® for Personal Financial Literacy released the findings of their biennial high school personal finance survey, and the results paint a gloomy picture. The multiple choice survey, which tests basic personal finance knowledge, was administered to 6,856 12th graders in 40 states. The results show that, on average, respondents answered just 48.3% of the questions correctly - a failing grade on any scale. This average score is down from 52.4% in 2006. Clearly, our nation’s young people have a lot to learn about money.

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