Homegrown Talent Coalition Hosts PWR Day at the Capitol
On Monday, February 23, 2026, Junior Achievement joined other members of the Homegrown Talent (HGT) Coalition for Postsecondary Workforce Readiness (PWR) Day at the Capitol. Nearly 100 leaders from education, business, and public policy came […]
JA-Rocky Mountain Celebrates New Healthcare Collaboration
JA-Rocky Mountain and Delta Dental of Colorado, Intermountain Health, and Select Health have announced a three-year collaboration. The three nonprofit healthcare organizations will become the official sponsor of the healthcare store at Robert & Judi […]
Preparing Students for What’s Next: Key Insights from a Recent JA Survey
“What’s next?” That’s the question on everyone’s mind. Technologies we’ve never seen before are changing the world in ways we’ve never imagined. Jobs people depend on today might not exist tomorrow. Are we ready? And […]
Ensuring Every Student Graduates with Meaningful Progress Toward Economic Mobility
In May 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued an executive order aimed at bridging the gap between academic learning and workforce education and training. The order builds upon recommendations from a state task force, which […]
High School Students get Taste of Wall Street Through JA Stock Market Challenge
This November, more than 1,600 Metro Denver and Northern Colorado high school students experienced the rush and high stakes of trading on Wall Street through the JA Stock Market Challenge. The Cable Center at the […]
Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain & Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado Announce Consolidation
We are pleased to announce the consolidation of Junior Achievement-Rocky Mountain (JA-Rocky Mountain), which covers Metro Denver and communities in the northern half of Colorado and southern Wyoming; and Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado (JA […]
Paolo Diaz: “I have carried the lessons of partnership, perspective, and ethical decision-making”
One of the most valuable lessons I learned during my time with Junior Achievement was the power of seeing the world through someone else’s lens. The education world and the business world don’t often co-exist, […]
Jenn Venerable: “After attending JA, she found the courage”
Working at Junior Achievement helped inspire and shape me into the professional I am today. I have many memories from the decade I was with JA, and of those, the majority came from the JA […]
Sally Messinger: “JA inspired my students to try out new ideas and not be afraid to fail”
Many years ago, as a high school teacher, I received a phone call from a Junior Achievement program manager who informed me that I had been assigned a Junior Achievement volunteer. This volunteer would be […]
