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Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for Third Quarter of the 2014-15 School Year

[NEW YORK, NY] – Junior Achievement of New York – the leading provider of “real world” education for K-12 students in NYC and Long Island,…

Junior Achievement / Allstate Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Teens’ and Parents’ Views on Paying for College and Other Personal Finance Topics

NEW YORK, NY— Junior Achievement USA® (JA) and The Allstate Foundation released startling findings from the 2015 Teens & Personal Finance Survey, which expanded to…

Mobile Finance Park Returns to Prepare Long Island Students for Real World Financial Realities

NEW YORK, NY – Capital One / Junior Achievement Mobile Finance Park is moving to Hauppauge, Suffolk County, Long Island for an eighth season cycle after…

Project Scientist Girls Learn STEM: From Roller Coasters To Cable Jewelry

By Nichie Wilson, Events Manager On January 23, Time Warner Cable partnered with Project Scientist to teach more than 50 young girls about the science…

Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for the Second Quarter of the 2014-2015 School Year

[NEW YORK, NY] – Thanks to the generosity of our corporate and foundation grantors, funding for the second quarter of Junior Achievement of New York’s…

Changing Children’s Lives by Teaching Financial Literacy

Young students from a suburban Chicago elementary school drew pictures of their morning with a special classroom visitor. On each page they commented on the…

Junior Achievement of New York Announces New Funding for 2014-2015 School Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                  CONTACT: Jacqueline Dolly Phone: 212-907-0046   Email: jdolly@jany.org September 23, 2014 JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF NEW YORK ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR THE 2014-2015…

Thank You for Supporting the D.C. Metro Community Through Do More 24

Update:  Thank you to everyone who participated in the Do More 24 day of giving event.  Thanks to you, just over $1 million was raised…

Impacting Youth Through STEM Initiatives, Ethics and Leadership, Character Building, and Strong Outdoor Education

National Capital Area Council (NCAC), Boy Scouts of America is the largest youth-serving organization in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area which includes Virginia, DC and…

Making Impact: An Interview With Junior Achievement of New York’s President, Joseph Peri

This week, we have the privilege of introducing you to Joseph Peri, President of Junior Achievement of New York (JA New York), the local affiliate of…

UM Leads in the Field of Regenerative Medicine: Moving from Treatments to Cures

“Another field where the [University of Miami] Miller School’s regenerative medicine program is making significant progress is in the development of cellular treatments for diabetes.”…

Paralysis May Not Last Forever Anymore

Source: USA Today Paralysis may not last forever anymore. In an experiment hailed as “staggering,” a team of researchers at the University of Louisville and…