Tag: Lee Lewis
Junior Achievement of R.I. raises $104K in spring fundraiser
WARWICK – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island’s Play4JA spring fundraiser has raised $104,176, the youth education support nonprofit recently announced.
Junior Achievement says 312 people...
College debt should be the first thing to learn
Graduation season begins in the coming weeks. Thousands of graduating high school seniors in our state already have been making plans for the next...
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island named peak performer
LEE LEWIS is the president of Junior Achievement of Rhode Island, a Warwick-based nonprofit that provides K-12 students with skills and knowledge in workforce...
Survey: Teens temper financial goals
WARWICK – The top financial goal for the future for more than 60% of teenagers simply is to get a full-time job, while more...
Teachers need community’s help
As a society, we cannot underestimate the impact of teachers on all of our lives.
Every day, teachers are shaping our future. But are we...
Junior Achievement of Rhode Island earns Peak Performance Team Award
WARWICK – Junior Achievement of Rhode Island was recognized Wednesday by parent organization Junior Achievement USA with the 2017-18 Peak Performance Team Award, honoring...
The disconnect between education and career readiness and how to fix...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question most of us were asked in our youth, and over the...
Survey: Cost of college unclear, out of reach for many college-bound...
WARWICK – Many college freshmen and high school students on the threshold of college are unprepared to manage and pay for the cost of...
Investing in our public schools
The recent conversation around investing in Rhode Island’s schools has largely been focused on school infrastructure and how the state will afford these needed...
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