By srobbins
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April 1, 2010
April is Financial Literacy Month and Junior Achievement’s mission is to create a generation of financially literate young people
Nearly half (45 percent) of responding teens in the eleventh annual “Teens and Personal Finance Survey”, conducted by Junior Achievement (JA) and The Allstate Foundation, say they are unsure about how to invest their money, and 37 [...]
By srobbins
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March 22, 2010
New Survey shows teens hear a lot about the economy, but they don’t feel they know enough – they want to learn more and Junior Achievement, The Allstate Foundation and the state of Colorado are responding!
During these tough economic times, 48 percent of Denver teens say they’re willing to skip eating out and 44 [...]
By Gregg Moss
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March 12, 2010
More than 3,500 volunteers will participate in Junior Achievement classrooms this year and count among them the president and CEO of JA, Robin Wise. Robin is teaching the high school program – “JA Success Skills.” Here’s what she has to say about her experience.
“I just got back from teaching my fourth session of JA [...]
By srobbins
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October 7, 2009
The last week in September, Robin Wise, President/CEO, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc., Hollie Stevenson, VP Education, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain Inc. and JA Board members, Steve Anton, Partner, Anton Collins Mitchell LLP; Steve Davis, Senior Vice President – Policy and Law, Qwest Communications; Dave Markham, President, Commercial Launch Services Lockheed Martin; and Sandy Rothe, Managing Partner, [...]
By Sara Jankowiak
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December 19, 2007
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 [...]