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Junior Achievement of Dallas Receives $1.2 million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

August 21, 2022

Junior Achievement of Dallas announced today that it has received a gift of $1.2 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift is part of a total of $38.8 million donated…

Survey: Most Teens Aspire to Home Ownership but Report Significant Financial and Homeownership Knowledge Gaps

August 11, 2022

A new survey by Junior Achievement USA and Fannie Mae shows most teens (88%) would like to own a home someday. The survey reflects that most teens (85%) believe “owning…

Dallas Business Journal to Honor Keshia Bruno at 15th Annual Women in Business Awards

July 14, 2022

The Dallas Business Journal has named Junior Achievement of Dallas’ Keshia Bruno, vice president of educational impact, to its 2022 class for the 15th Annual Women in Business Awards. The…

UWorld Awards Junior Achievement of Dallas $25,000 Grant Toward Financial Literacy Efforts for Area Students

June 29, 2022

UWorld, a leading provider of online learning tools for high stakes exams, recently awarded Junior Achievement of Dallas a $25,000 grant toward financial literacy efforts for underserved and underrepresented students. …

Junior Achievement Announces the 25th Annual Dallas Business Hall of Fame® Laureate Inductees

June 28, 2022

(Dallas, TX) – The 2023 Dallas Business Hall of Fame inductees were announced today by Junior Achievement of Dallas. This year’s event will honor Hilda Galvan, Partner-in-Charge at Jones Day’s Dallas…

Helping Your Child Choose A Career Path

March 10, 2022

The questions and topics to start the conversation Future Career Considerations  Don’t wait until the last minute to start these types of discussions with your young adult. Starting their sophomore…

JA Worldwide Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

February 7, 2022

The nomination deadline for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize is today, and we have just learned that JA Worldwide has been nominated! This is an incredible honor for the entire…

ACE Cash Express Partners with JA to Introduce Students to JA Connect Learning Pathways

December 2, 2021

Populus Financial Group presents a $15,000 donation to Jan Murfield, JA Dallas president, at J.O. Davis Elementary School Populus Financial Group partnered with Junior Achievement to teach students activities related…

Planting New Roots So We Can Grow

October 15, 2021

Junior Achievement of Dallas is one of 15 non-profit organizations that will be moving into the Water Cooler at Pegasus Park early next year, having been selected after completing a…

JA Alumni Report

July 21, 2021

Ipsos/JA Alumni Report Ipsos, the world’s third largest market research firm, has conducted this survey of Junior Achievement alumni in the United States. JA Alumni report the impact of Junior…

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$1.2 Million Gift MacKenzie Scott

Junior Achievement of Dallas Receives $1.2 million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott

August 21, 2022
Keshia

Dallas Business Journal to Honor Keshia Bruno at 15th Annual Women in Business Awards

July 14, 2022
Uworld

UWorld Awards Junior Achievement of Dallas $25,000 Grant Toward Financial Literacy Efforts for Area Students

June 29, 2022
Populus Financial Group presents a $15,000 donation to Jan Murfield, JA Dallas president, at J.O. Davis Elementary School

ACE Cash Express Partners with JA to Introduce Students to JA Connect Learning Pathways

December 2, 2021
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Planting New Roots So We Can Grow

October 15, 2021
Adan Gonzalez

JA Dallas Alumnus Highlight: Adan Gonzalez

September 15, 2021

Blogs

Making Sense: Understanding the Financial Impact of COVID-19

April 4, 2020

Making Sense of It All A lot has changed in a very short amount of time. At the beginning of 2020, the U.S. stock market was at an all-time high,…