Agency of Education Sec. Dan French is leaving his job leading the Vermont Agency of Education next month to take a senior leadership role at the Council of Chief State School Officers. Gov. Phil Scott announced French’s department on March […]
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Amid confusion, Vt. education officials say that masks can be required in certain school situations
By Peter D’Auria/ VTDigger Late last month, at an event for parents at Burlington’s Flynn Elementary School, a parent distributed copies of a note asking others to consider sending their children to class in masks. “Masking request: A student in […]
State: Starting March 14 it’s ok to go maskless
Vermont drops guidance for masking indoors, at school By Polly Mikula Starting Monday, March 14, it’s ok for everyone to unmask in public, including indoors and in K-12 schools, the state announced Thursday, March 3. “As our statewide hospitalization rate […]
Governor Scott doubles down on controversial school Covid policy changes
Staff report Gov. Phil Scott and other state officials defended their controversial and “abrupt” shift in school policy for combatting Covid-19 in the governor’s weekly press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 11. As case numbers have hit record numbers with the […]
Another week, another record for Covid cases; local mandates likely
By Ethan Weinstein Following a week of record cases, Gov. Phil Scott will call the Legislature back for a special session, allowing them to pass a law granting municipalities to install local mask mandates — but only on his terms. […]
A Mill River librarian/robotics coach is Vermont Teacher of the Year
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger A Mill River librarian and technology specialist has been named Vermont’s 2022 Teacher of the Year. The award went to Karen McCalla, who has spent nearly two decades as a librarian and technology integration specialist at Mill […]
Athletic directors say Vermont student-athletes often targeted with hate speech and other verbal abuse during games
By Shaun Robinson/VTDigger They’re just trying to play sports. But Vermont student-athletes are often jeered and shouted down by fans in the stands, officials say, including with targeted hate speech. “I’ve been an athletic director for eight years now,” said […]
Kids 0-9 lead the surge in state Covid cases
By Ethan Weinstein After a week of falling case counts, Vermont’s Covid tallies rose to near highs in the last seven days. Amidst the surge, Gov. Scott at his weekly press conference did not announce any changes to mitigation policies. […]
Elementary students to “Name a Plow”
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is inviting Vermont elementary schools to name the state’s big orange snowplows. “Many of us saw the news coverage that went viral last year about the tradition in Scotland of naming their snowplows. While […]
Cases reach new peak; Scott remains firm on no mask mandate
By Ethan Weinstein Despite a call from Lt. Gov. Molly Gray to issue stricter pandemic measures, Gov. Scott remained firm during his press conference Tuesday, Sept. 21, that he would not provide pandemic measures such as an indoor mask mandate […]