JA News
Business Hall of Fame
April 1, 2010
Please join us at our black tie dinner as we honor business and community leaders from Silicon Valley.
Job Shadow
Groundhog Day, 2010
Many business people enjoyed an extra shadow or two on Groundhog Day. Missed it? We have many more curious students where those came from. Please invite us for a visit.
Monterey Bay Business Hall of Fame
January 22, 2010
Join us as we celebrate business and community leaders from the Monterey Bay area.
JA in a Day - Lockheed Martin at San Miguel Elementary School
October 2, 2009
Volunteers from Lockheed Martin take over San Miguel Elementary for the day.
Now recruiting high schoolers for the eBay Student Company Program
enrolling now for the 2009/2010 school year
Fabulous opportunity for students to experience how a company really operates. eBay hosts this year!
Pictures from the 2009 Accountant's Bowl
September 25, 2009
As always, a big party!
Teen Job Skills
August 1, 2009
Blog entry by Andie Radford, a long time Human Resources pro, about a parent's roll in helping a teen learn job skills.
Editorial: To really help, Applied's gift must inspire others to follow
June 28, 2009
Here is a San Jose Mercury News article on the importance of corporate giving - especially in the down times.
Don’t jump in to rescue your teens from workplace problems; let them learn
June 28, 2009
Steve Rosen of the The Kansas City Star had a great article about teens dealing with workplace situations. It quotes Jack Kosakowski, president of Junior Achievement.
"Be Money Smart" essay contest winner
June 28, 2009
Our local Junior Achievement/Allstate Foundation "Be Money Smart" essay contest winner made the news!
A Knack... Evolves Into a Career
April 28, 2009
From the Wall Street Journal's outstanding "How I Got Here" career articles, comes this one by Amy Palanjian. Particularly nice is how it shows business and economic skills playing their part.
Raising Kids Who Can Thrive Amid Chaos in Their Careers
June 15, 2009
To give credit where credit is due, this is a double link. The above link will take you to Execupundit.com. Click on the supplied link to see this great article at the Wall Street Journal by Sue Shellenbarger.
Taking Charge Of Your Business Education
June 14, 2009
Over at Freelanceswitch.com, there is a nice article by Martha Retallick answering the perennial question "why do I have to learn this stuff?"
2007-08 Annual Report (pdf)
June 8, 2009
Our latest annual report is now available online as a pdf file. Please contact us if you need a hard copy.
Get smart, not just book smart (Google link to article)
May 31, 2009
ShanghaiDaily.com (a subscription site) has an article on the importance of having business experience, not just book learning, when graduating. JA is a sited as one way to get that experience.
Sally Osberg, one of our 2006 Business Hall of Fame Laureates, is in the news - with JA no less!
June 1, 2009
The Skoll Foundation with its President and CEO Sally Osberg honors INJAZ al-Arab (Junior Achievement in the Middle East).
View the details about our 2009 Golf Classic (pdf)
Sept. 21, 2009
Junior Achievement's Annual Golf Classic is a prestigious event to support JA's education programs.
Early Financial Education and Kids
Sept. 14, 2008
The Arizona Republic recently published an article connecting JA with money-wise kids.
Google List of Participating Schools
July 23, 2008
Here is a great overview of the schools we currently serve. Click on the live link to see the latest information via Google Maps.
Integrity and Leadership: Must a Leader Abandon Ethics?
June 21, 2008
Ron Hurst at Developing Leaders responds to the JA and Deloitte polls reporting that US teens increasingly think they must cheat to get ahead.
View Our 2006-07 Annual Report (pdf)
May 1, 2008
Our 2007 Annual Report is online.
The 2007 JA Worldwide/Deloitte Teen Ethics Survey
and
the Executive Summary from Deloitte.com
December 2007
Here is the widely quoted ethics survey of US teens.
View Our 2005-06 Annual Report (pdf)
July 19, 2007
Our 2006 Annual Report is online.
View Our 2004-05 Annual Report (pdf)
December 21, 2005
Our 2005 Annual Report is online.
View Our 2001-02 Annual Report (pdf)
February 24, 2003
Our 2002 Annual Report is online.
