Thanks to a federal grant, a free online kindergarten readiness program will be offered this fall to 4 and 5-year-olds in rural areas.
The nonprofit Waterford Institute — which runs the Waterford UPSTART program — received a $14.2 million, five-year Education Innovation and Research grant in October 2018 from the U.S. Department of Education.
Waterford is using grant money to start UPSTART pilot programs in five largely rural states: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. Offerings will be up and running by this fall.
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