Meet Alia (top), Captain (center), and Jackson (bottom), three of Alaska’s extraordinary youth. Alia is a guest author
in this issue, and all three of these students participate in Junior Achievement ( JA) of Alaska, a nonprofit that educates
Alaska’s youth about finance, free markets, and business. JA of Alaska’s goal is to elevate all students to financial and
workplace success, but the organization recognizes that how they climb there is up to each student. Thus, its focus is
not on line-item “what-to-do” lists but instead on providing the knowledge and tools young Alaskans need to accomplish
a range of worthy goals. Alaska’s youth are being prepared to seize success—today’s leaders need to make sure the
opportunities are there for them to do so.
