The mission of Junior Achievement (JA) is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy. JA programs have proven to be successful at raising students' educational and career aspirations and teaching students to create opportunities to achieve their goals. By pairing business volunteers with professional educators in classrooms, JA of South Texas will bring programming focused on work readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship to more than 86,000 students during the 2019-2020 school year.