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What is Junior Achievement?

With more than 90 years of experience, Junior Achievement offers innovative financial literacy, college and career readiness, and entrepreneurship education to more than 130,000 students in grades K-12 each year. JA empowers students to make a connection between what they learn in school and how it can be applied in the real world - enhancing the relevance of their classroom learning and increasing their understanding of the value of staying in school.

At no time in recent history has the need for financial literacy and economic education been more evident than it is now. Over the past few months, we have been reminded constantly of the everyday risks of poor financial management. Unfortunately, these issues touch people of all walks of life, often leaving the financially uneducated the most vulnerable. Read below to learn how you can get involved in Junior Achievement!

JA bigBowl is a fun and easy opportunity for your company to plan a team building event, boost morale and promote healthy competition while supporting Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest. The event takes place on April 26 and 27 at various local bowling alleys throughout the Twin Cities and our district locations. Put a team together and sign up today!

ja_finance_park_virtual_logo Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest launches JA Finance Park Virtual, an online educational game that helps students learn personal finance skills.