By Gregg Moss
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February 22, 2010
JA is dedicated to helping young people get the financial education they need to help them take responsibility for their financial futures
That’s why we’re reaching out to high school teachers, and other educators working with high school students, such as librarians, youth group leaders and after-school program staff, to take part in the National Financial [...]
By RWise
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November 11, 2009
In an address earlier today to the Colorado State Board of Education in support of the new Personal Financial Literacy standards…
Thank you for allowing me to speak today. And I’d also like to thank the CDE for including me in the standards rewrite process and asking me to represent the work of the Personal Financial [...]
By Alan Trinh
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November 21, 2008
Many adults have voiced their thoughts and opinions on the financial crises, but what do future generations think about the current crisis? From November 3-11, 2008, JA conducted a voluntary online poll of nearly 800 high school students across 25 high schools in the Denver-Metro area. These teens were asked about what they thought and [...]
By Sara Jankowiak
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June 6, 2008
This afternoon in the West Foyer of the Colorado State Capitol Building, Governor Bill Ritter signed into law House Bill 1168. This Bill, sponsored by State Representative Rosemary Marshall, requires the State Board of Education to adopt model content standards incorporating financial literacy into existing math curricula. Once this happens, school districts will then be [...]
By knewman
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January 8, 2008
By: Karen Newman, JA Board member and Professor, Daniels College of Business
Bruce Hutton, Interim Dean, Daniels College of Business
The premise of this blog is a bold assertion: through fair, market-based competition, business is the most effective way to address some of the world’s most difficult problems. Junior Achievement is the place to start.
Take sustainability. For how many [...]