Donors from six organizations in Aurora, Illinois, have pledged to contribute a total of $500,000 over the next two years to improve early childhood education in the city, which will help students prepare for entering kindergarten, the Aurora Beacon-News reported.

The Fox Valley United Way, the Dunham Fund, the city of Aurora, and school districts of East Aurora, West Aurora, Indian Prairie and Oswego contributed $15,000 to the Strong, Prepared and Ready for Kindergarten initiative, which will be matched the Durham Fund over the next two years, reported the newspaper.

"Today marks the beginning of a new partnership between the city, between school districts and our not-for-profit community, and our families throughout the community," Mayor Tom Weisner, told the paper. "It isn’t the responsibility of any single entity to provide these services. It is all of our responsibilities."

While Aurora amps up its early childhood education, Chicago Parent magazine talks about how learning for children is turning a corners.

The magazine said technology is taking over education in suburban and urban schools due to many upgrades to computer systems and in-classroom technologies.

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