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Contact information:
7162 Reading Rd.
11th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45237

Website: http://partners.ja.org/

Mission/Goals: Junior Achievement (JA) connects the business world with young people in grades K-12 to provide substantive, hands-on, and interactive economic education. JA volunteers go directly into the classroom to share their knowledge and experiences with students who are eager to learn about the world in which they are quickly becoming a part.

Source: www.guidestar.org; http://www.partners.ja.org

Junior Achievement of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky served over 65,000 students in the 2001-2002 school year

Grades K-12

Type of Evaluation: Quasi-Experimental

Note: The Evaluation reported here does not specifically address the Cincinnati program.

Objective: The study assessed the long-term implications of national Junior Achievement in-school programs on student outcomes.

Impact/Outcomes: JA programs had a statistically significant association with students' attitudes and aspirations regarding education and employment. JA students outperformed non-JA students on school performance indicators such as academic honors and computer skills. JA students also had a significantly better level of understanding of the free enterprise system. JA was also found to positively influence post high school outcomes in areas such as post-secondary education, employment and general life aspirations/attitudes. For example, JA students were more likely to go to college immediately following high school, they were more confident about their educational abilities, and were more likely to have a positive self-concept.

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