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A state panel tasked with the ambitious goal of redrawing Vermont’s school districts got to work Friday at the Statehouse.
It comes after the large education reform law was passed at the end of the last legislative session. The law will change school districts, and those new districts will be funded directly by the state.
Superintendents from across the state are speaking out against the Senate version of an education reform bill, which is slated for a floor vote as soon as Wednesday morning. School leaders argue ...
MONTPELIER — Reaching agreement on plans for education reform remains an elusive goal for lawmakers and the governor. Gov. Phil Scott, House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tempore ...
Members of Vermont’s school redistricting task force met publicly for the first time Friday, beginning what many are calling a complex process to reshape the state’s educational landscape.
The Vermont Legislature had targeted adjourning its session last Friday. But with consensus on a wide-ranging education reform bill elusive, leaders will be spending more time in Montpelier the ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The road to education reform in Vermont has been long and winding, and we are at another crossroads. Driven by increasingly unaffordable property tax ...
He emphasized that Vermont is among the top education spenders in the U.S but remains in the middle in terms of quality. Previous legislative attempts to make improvements in both areas have ...
Lowering the cost of education in Vermont is the goal behind a new report, and it’s expected to play a role in shaping the Legislature’s discussion on education finance reform in the new year.
As statewide education reform takes shape in the Statehouse, proposals to further consolidate Vermont’s dozens of school districts down to as few as five are fueling fears that small, rural ...
To truly reform Vermont’s education system, we must abandon the current negotiations around H.454 and instead create a single, unified educational framework that establishes uniform standards ...
Vermont’s education reform bill was not completed when the legislature planned to adjourn in May. House and Senate leaders decided that the rank-and-file would return in mid-June to vote on the ...