Before he started the United Way of Lake County’s Kindergarten Countdown program earlier this month, Dante Delgado — who will be a kindergartner at Clearview Elementary School in Waukegan in ...

Kindergarten Countdown, a four-week summer program now in 6 local schools, focuses on building relationships between the teachers and the students early.

120 students benefitted from this summer’s program, which consists of a partnership between United Way of Allen County, FWCS and EACS.

Edith Galvez, 22, program coordinator and a first-generation college graduate, said overcoming parental skepticism, even fear, can be a significant hurdle for bringing young people into the ...

In an effort to help lower-income children get ready for school, the Denver Education Compact is launching a new program to help bridge the gap between preschool and kindergarten. The Countdown to ...

The MTA is expanding its use of countdown clocks in the subway system as part of a new pilot program unveiled on Thursday.