By KMcgrigg
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February 2, 2012
We are proud to share the following article that ran in the winter edition of The Colorado Mathematics Teacher, the official publication of the Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Junior Achievement’s Finance Park: Solving Innumeracy with Financial Literacy
Although it’s been more than two decades since its first publication, John Allen Paulos’ Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and [...]
By srobbins
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September 2, 2010
The Walmart Foundation’s Colorado State Giving Program announces a $75,000 grant for Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain Inc. (JA) to support its mission of inspiring and preparing young people to succeed in a global economy. This grant will help provide JA programs and volunteers to 150 high school classrooms throughout the state of Colorado in [...]
By srobbins
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July 27, 2010
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke referenced Junior Achievement’s efforts around financial literacy education as he delivered his semi-annual report on monetary policy before the Senate Banking Committee last Wednesday. Junior Achievement was the only organization mentioned. What made Chairman Bernanke’s comment so special was that it was made as part of an impromptu response [...]
By srobbins
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May 12, 2010
During the 2009-10 school year more than 95,000 students will receive JA programs in their classrooms. This wouldn’t be possible without the more than 3,200 business and community volunteers who share their time and talents with these students to inspire them.
A Northern Colorado volunteer was named one of Channel 7’s Everyday Heroes. Click here to [...]
By Gregg Moss
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May 3, 2010
Junior Achievement (JA) high school students who competed in an “Apprentice”-style contest to help promote Lakewood’s Green Living Fair recently won a “Defender of the Planet” award from the City of Lakewood as part of its 2010 Sustainability Awards competition.
Teams of students competed against others in a style similar to the “Apprentice” television show. They [...]