Higher Expectations for Racine County

Higher Expectations for Racine County Higher Expectations brings together a range of partners that are committed to student success.

Together, we identify what works and align time, talent and resources behind proven strategies to ensure students in Racine County can succeed. Higher Expectations for Racine County was founded on a simple principle: Those who care about our community’s future — from parents and educators to civic leaders and local employers — can accomplish more by working together than by working apart. Higher E

xpectations strives to build a fully capable and employed workforce here in Racine County. In order to accomplish that vision we work from career to cradle, with the goal of ensuring that every student — regardless of race, zip code, age, or family income — can succeed.

  Timehop just took us back a great evening — our 10 Year Anniversary celebration at The Johnson Foundation at Wingsprea...
05/29/2026

Timehop just took us back a great evening — our 10 Year Anniversary celebration at The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread two years ago today! 🎉

A room full of the people who make this work possible, a look back at a decade of progress, and a vision for future. Our official birthday was May 15th, so consider this our (slightly belated) birthday post! 🎂

Another collaborative day is in the books for The Wisconsin Partnership 📕💫 we spent the day with our statewide coalition...
05/20/2026

Another collaborative day is in the books for The Wisconsin Partnership 📕💫 we spent the day with our statewide coalition partners Achieve Brown County, Building Our Future, and Milwaukee Succeeds to continue shaping our statewide policy priorities. We’re excited to continue this hard work to put more young people on a path to economic mobility here in ! A special thank you to Jen Saenz, Director of State Policy at StriveTogether for guiding us with her expertise and resources this week.

Today we kicked off day one of The Wisconsin Partnership convening at ThiveOn King in Milwaukee! So far, we’ve connected...
05/19/2026

Today we kicked off day one of The Wisconsin Partnership convening at ThiveOn King in Milwaukee! So far, we’ve connected with our StriveTogether partner orgs here in Wisconsin to collaborate on our statewide policy vision and goals.

We had a great time last Friday at the Reaching for Rainbows event hosted by The Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Foundation!...
05/12/2026

We had a great time last Friday at the Reaching for Rainbows event hosted by The Mary Lou & Arthur F. Mahone Foundation! It was such a great opportunity to connect with our partners, community members, and celebrate the amazing work happening in our community. Congratulations to Racine Unified Schools alum Seth Donald on his scholarship and all the other winners!

May is  ! As part of the StriveTogether national network, we track numerous data points aligned with the cradle to caree...
05/08/2026

May is ! As part of the StriveTogether national network, we track numerous data points aligned with the cradle to career outcome areas. This data helps us in determining our strategic planning goals and partnerships.

👉 Explore our data dashboard here: https://www.higherexpectationsracinecounty.org/our-data

What an awesome turnout last night at FAFSA Night! Shout out to our partners that made this event possible and especiall...
04/30/2026

What an awesome turnout last night at FAFSA Night! Shout out to our partners that made this event possible and especially to the students and their families that showed up to take an important step in their educational journey.

Fill out your FAFSA today and visit www.fastfafsa.org for resources about financial aid!

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