Modine Manufacturing Company, a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced a Modine Foundation contribution of $200,000 over five years to Higher Expectations for Racine County.

More than 100 young learners attended the event and practiced matching letters with their letter sounds, reading picture books, creating letters with play-dough, coloring, and other fun early learning games at the Racine Public Library with the Author and Illustrator of Alexis and Anthony Go To Kindergarten.

The Bloomberg Philanthropies' What Works Cities initiative is a great opportunity to use Racine's collaborative efforts to enhance economic mobility for Racine residents. Higher Expectations will be using our data capacity to help strengthen Racine's 5.09 HSED program and increase the number of residents with high school equivalency diplomas.

Like many communities across the United States, Racine County recognized racial disparities affecting outcomes for children. Community leaders from this Wisconsin community turned to StriveTogether for guidance to create lasting, meaningful change.

Higher Expectations for Racine County and Racine County brought together community leaders in workforce and higher education to better understand what we can accomplish when we work together to overcome barriers to adult education for Racine residents. Along with the national nonprofit, CAEL (Council for Adult and Experiential Learning) the group brainstormed solutions to create a resilient and sustainable workforce for Racine County.

Higher Expectations for Racine County, in partnership with Racine County, has received $267,000 through the state’s Commute to Careers program to fund rides for residents unable to access worker training or employment due to lack of transportation, County Executive Jonathan Delagrave announced today. Commute to Careers is a program of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Eligible residents pay just $1 to $2 per ride through a vanpool-type program provided by Community Health Transit LLC.

Higher Expectations for Racine County was thrilled excited to be part of the Week of The Young Child — an annual celebration honoring our community’s efforts in preparing our youngest children to be successful.

At this event, the Week of the Young Child area in the field house showcased community partners and have interactive learning activities for families with young children. At our booth, we had children draw self portraits, a skill that shows they are ready for kindergarten.

Local students preparing for kindergarten can see kids like themselves and their own community in a new book published by Racine Unified and Higher Expectations for Racine County.

This second annual articulation summit event allows these institutions the time to better align curriculum and program requirements so that students can seamlessly go from an associate’s degree program at Gateway to a bachelors program at UW-Parkside.

Wisconsin Reading Corps’ tutor-student teams displayed the hard work being done in Racine Unified schools to improve elementary reading outcomes to state representatives and community leaders this week at Julian Thomas Elementary School.

Starting this year, with the help of Higher Expectations, the Hour of Code has expanded to for more elementary schools. Now, students will get this basic introduction into coding at Red Apple, Julian Thomas, Dr. Jones, Olympia Brown, Fratt, Janes and Mitchell elementary schools.

At the grand opening of their new headquarters in Mount Pleasant, InSinkErator announced its commitment of $200,000 over five years to Higher Expectations.