2,150 STUDENTS
+ 164 VOLUNTEERS
+ 90 CLASSROOMS
+ 1 DAY
= A LIFETIME OF LEARNING
In school, as in life, the numbers say it all.
That mantra will certainly ring true today, April 9, as Qwest celebrates “financial literacy month” and adopts five schools through Junior Achievement and the “JA in a Day” program.
On that day, over the span of [...]
Sharon Linhart, JA Board Member, has been named a finalist in the annual Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CWCC) ATHENA Awards.The ATHENA Award honors the Denver woman who best exemplifies exceptional professional achievement, devotion to community service and generosity in actively assisting other women in the attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Congratulations, Sharon!
For [...]
The challenges facing baby boomers in retirement are reaching crisis levels. In his book, But What If I Live: The American Retirement Crisis: A Retirement Guide for Baby Boomers, Dr. Gregory Salsbury explains the confluence of forces, some fiscal and some psychological, that are creating a financial nightmare for baby boomers in their retirement years [...]
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 [...]
On December 5th and 6th, Mountain Range High School was home to more than just its average daily student population of nearly 1,000 eager 9th - 12th graders. The school hosted Governor Ritter’s statewide dropout summit, officially called the “Colorado Dropout Prevention, Retention and Recovery Summit.” Attendees included representatives from education, government, business and the [...]