Nonprofit Waterford.org is helping Colorado students prepare for kindergarten
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and last updated 2021-05-03 11:15:55-04
DENVER Early education nonprofit Waterford.org is helping prepare Colorado 4 year olds for kindergarten.
In response to pandemic learning loss, for the second year in a row, the nonprofit is offering the Waterford Upstart Summer Learning Path, a free online program designed to prepare the state s youngest students for school.
âWe have come up with the summer learning path to make sure we can get some of the youngest children prepared so they donât walk into kindergarten behind,â said Waterford.org national spokesperson Kim Fischer.
Organization helps pre-K kids
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Claudia Miner, executive director of Waterford Upstart, speaks in this photograph.
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The COVID-19 pandemic not only worsened the education situation nationwide, but also revealed how deep the technology divide is across the nation, according to Kimberly Flores, public relations manager for education non-profit Waterford.org, which is geared to help prepare 4-year-olds for kindergarten.
One of the first steps in addressing the broadband disparity that exists in the state was taken earlier in January when Lt. Gov. Jon Husted announced a major undertaking to improve internet service in southern Ohio.