Junior Achievement will ensure that every child in America has a fundamental understanding of the free enterprise system. Since 1919, Junior Achievement has been making a difference for kids. JA teaches children to value themselves, others, their education, and the American fee enterprise system. JA programs provide kids with the skills, knowledge, and options they will use for life.
Kids believe they can be whatever they want to be when they grow up.
And they are right. But getting there isn't easy. Preparing them for the economic reality of tomorrow is a responsibility everyone in the community must share. Better education is everybody's business. U.S. Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley Established in Oklahoma City in 1967.