Job and Career ideas for your kids!


Ideas are what the Career Ideas for Kids project is all about. Ideas to help middle school kids discover personal strengths and talents and ambitions. Ideas to get kids exploring a world of exciting occupational opportunities. Ideas that let kids experiment with on-the-job success.

Ideas that challenge kids to dare to dream about all they can do and be. Ideas that show kids how to make their dreams come true . . . and have a whole lot of fun in the process.

The Career Ideas for Kids website is the place for teachers and parents to find ideas for pointing the kids in their classrooms and lives towards bright futures.

Ideas, ideas, ideas -- you get the picture! Kids, parents, teachers--there's something for everyone! Use the icons on the left to take you where you want to go.

Career, Job, Kids News

Household net worth recovering

2010-03-11
The net worth of American households increased slightly during the final three months of 2009, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.

Fast food chains face tomato famine

2010-03-11
Fast food joints are scrambling to find alternate sources for one of America's favorite sandwich toppings after a winter freeze took a huge bite out of Florida's tomato harvest.

Welcome to Detroit, Mr. Whitacre

2010-03-11
GM's chairman and CEO is finding out what it is like to work in a fishbowl

Treasurys down ahead of 30-year auction

2010-03-11
Treasurys traded lower Thursday ahead of a government auction of $13 billion in 30-year bonds.

Pink Floyd suit: Sell all the bricks in 'The Wall'

2010-03-11
Pink Floyd won a legal battle Thursday against EMI that prevents the band's long-time record label from selling individual songs online.

Financial reform bill coming from Democrats

2010-03-11
A key Senate banking panel is poised to release and start working on its financial overhaul bill next week, despite a lack of consensus on some key issues.

Brighter outlook for international airlines

2010-03-11
The international airline business is improving, said an industry group Thursday, and while losses are still expected for 2010, they should be half the size previously forecast.

Stocks in early selloff

2010-03-11
Stocks inched lower Thursday morning as investors weighed a drop in weekly jobless claims, a narrower-than-expected U.S. deficit and sliding commodity prices.

Trusting science on climate change

2010-03-11
Those beating the global warming drum have sure taken a few lumps lately.

Oil slips on job worries

2010-03-11
Oil prices fell Thursday, amid higher continuing jobless claims.