Dear Editor, I have had many conversations with hundreds of people including local school leadership in regard to the current state of education in Vermont. I have written many commentaries that have been published in newspapers throughout the state as […]
Tag: Education
Op - Ed
VSAC study of college completion identifies urgent needs
By Scott Giles Nearly every conversation about the economic future of our state begins and ends with the need for greater workforce development and for Vermonters to get the education and training required for the available jobs today and the […]
State News
Fewer pupils, more spending Governor convenes education summit
By Michelle Monroe, St. Albans Messenger NORTHFIELD, Vt. — How to provide Vermont’s students with a quality education at an affordable cost as the number of students across the state continues to decline? That is the question the state has […]
Op - Ed
It’s the property tax that’s unfair in education funding
By Jack Hoffman Economist Art Woolf wrote recently that Vermont spends too much on education because taxes are too low for many residents. Woolf was referring specifically to resident homeowners who qualify to pay school taxes as a percentage of their income rather […]
Local News
Fifth-graders go to marsh for hands-on education
WEST RUTLAND—On Thursday morning, June 1, West Rutland’s fifth-graders participated in Rutland County Audubon’s second Marsh Education Day at the West Rutland Marsh. Volunteers from Audubon manned four stations that the students rotated through every 30 minutes. The stations focused […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Vermont Center for Dance Education to stage “Neverland” at Paramount Theatre
Sunday, June 11, 1 p.m. & 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Vermont Center for Dance Education is excited to announce its full-length ballet production featuring scores of local students ages 4 to 26. On Sunday, June 11 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
College of St. Jo to host a Rumpus for Education
Saturday, April 29, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph is hosting A Rumpus for Education, an evening of live storytelling, on April 29 at 7 p.m. The Rumpus is Rutland’s own version of “The Moth Radio Hour,” a weekly series featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts […]
State News
N.Y. will offer free public university education
First-in-the-nation program makes N.Y. state public universities tuition-free for residents making up to $125,000 per year; over 940,000 families qualify New York will be the only state in the country to offer universal public college tuition coverage for working- and […]
Op - Ed, Opinion
Education reform needed
By Will Patten On Feb. 1 I attended a meeting of Vermont business leaders to discuss the importance of early childhood education. Governor Phil Scott came to address the group and received a spontaneous and enthusiastic standing ovation—not because he […]
Letter, Opinion
Windsor state senator challenged on education
Dear Editor, In his recent commentary in the Mountain Times, “Something to Write Home About,” Windsor County state senator Dick McCormack opines about “respecting the education fund.” He claims that he would never raid the education fund for other purposes, due […]