By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger “Nima is planning a vacation. The total cost of his vacation, c, in dollars, for n nights of stay at a hotel can be estimated by the equation c = 375n + 1,700. If Nima can spend […]
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Vermont students call on schools, lawmakers to combat racial inequities
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Vermont students are urging state officials and educators to make a series of sweeping reforms to combat longstanding racial inequities in the state. A new report, written by the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network, a group of students […]
House advances bill banning offensive school mascots, including Raiders
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger The Vermont House gave final approval on Monday, May 9 to a bill intended to ban racist and offensive school mascots, overriding objections that the legislation would erode school districts’ autonomy. S.139 would direct the Vermont Agency […]
While Vermont’s mail-in voting law has increased municipal voter turnout, some school districts saw opposite effect
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger On March 1, voters in the Otter Valley School District went to the polls and, by a margin of 60 votes, turned down the budget for the upcoming school year. The unexpected rejection of the $22.7 million […]
Where in the world is Vermont’s public tuition money going?
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Once they complete the sixth grade, students in the towns of Dover and Wardsboro must leave their school district to attend class. The small River Valleys school district, in rural Windham County like many rural schools in […]
School board candidates against critical race theory flounder at the polls
Covid-19 safety rules and equity initiatives remained broadly popular statewide By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger In the weeks before Town Meeting Day, a surge of anti-mask mandate, anti-“critical race theory” candidates from across Vermont made bids for seats on school boards. But […]
Educators, school administrators divided over bill that would let teachers look for other jobs while under contract
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger Under Vermont law, once teachers sign a contract to teach for the upcoming school year, they must honor it. Unless they have “just cause” to leave the job, a teacher who breaks a contract will be barred […]
Vermont vaccine advisory group quiet on Covid-19 mandates in schools
By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger On Tuesday morning, Feb. 8, members of the Vermont Immunization Advisory Council, a group of state officials that makes recommendations about vaccine requirements for Vermont schoolchildren, met for the first time in nearly two years. About 25 […]
Schools run out of rapid tests
Gone just days after new protocols for students and staff took effect By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger On Wednesday, Jan. 19, school districts across the state kicked off new Covid-19 testing protocols. Following the recommendation of the state Agency of Education, school officials […]
Vermont is no longer collecting school Covid data
Positive Covid case numbers are now impossible to know with shift to at-home antigen testing, self-reporting By Peter D’Auria/VTDigger and Polly Mikula State officials in Vermont are no longer gathering or publishing the number of Covid-19 cases detected in schools. […]