Junior Achievement of Southern California

3DE by Junior Achievement integrates real-life business case studies into high school education, making the curriculum more relevant and experiential. This public-school model features interdisciplinary projects called "case challenges" based on real business scenarios, with volunteers from 3DE business partners involved throughout all four years of high school. Designed to develop 21st-century skills, this implementation model helps students assess business problems and create solutions using persuasive and informed analysis.

JA Finance Park creates a more equitable and just society by equipping all students with the skills, knowledge and opportunity needed to build a better future for themselves and their communities, regardless of their background. At JA Finance Park, students go through a day-long simulation challenging them to make financial decisions in a real-life scenario. Young people take control of their futures through learning essential financial competency skills and understanding how their educational and career choices impact their future.

LAUSD has approved JA SoCal to bring the 3DE curriculum model to Crenshaw public high school using real-life case studies that promote problem solving tied to CA core curriculum standards. The 3DE model helps students see connections between their knowledge, mindset and behaviors, and choices they will have in the future, increasing graduation rates. 3DE dramatically equalized educational disparities at other schools, showing increase of 4-year graduation rates from 62% to 92%, 38% reduction in absenteeism and 72% outperformance on state exams.