Dear Editor, In early May, during a discussion of H.483, a bill that would define Vermont’s response to the Carson v. Makin decision, Senate Education Chair Brian Campion said “Given all the issues we have in this state, this is […]
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Local News
Help wanted: Teachers, principals in demand in many districts
By Lola Duffort/ VTDigger In Rutland City, school administrators searched high and low for a qualified higher-level math teacher this spring. Coming up empty, they asked their counterparts in neighboring towns if they could recommend anyone on the market. Basically […]
News Briefs, State News
Leahy arranges for donation of computers to Vermont classrooms
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has arranged for a shipment of 25 surplus computers to five Vermont Schools through the U.S. Senate’s Computers for Schools programs. Overseen by the Senate’s Sergeant At Arms, the program was established to offer surplus computers […]
Local News
New merger plans in the works for area towns
By Evan Johnson After multiple failed votes and revotes, school officials in four central Vermont towns are exploring or putting forward new consolidation plans for their area schools. Royalton and Bethel are now moving forward on a possible partnership, as […]
News Briefs
Students compete in Olympiad of Architectural History
By Rebecca Reimers The small group of students arrived at Rutland Middle School’s technology lab right after school ended one recent Wednesday, logged onto their computers, and began working on their projects before the school’s technology teacher, Jack Adams, returned […]
News Briefs
Vermont Community Foundation awards nonprofit organizations
The Vermont Community Foundation (VCF) has announced that the Innovations and Collaborations Grant program awarded $312,000 to 20 nonprofit organizations in Vermont in the fall of 2015. One of several competitive grant programs, Innovations and Collaborations supports projects that help […]
Local News
Senate panel to approve education governance bill
The Great Divide Enrollment, Staffing and Spending Trends, 2001-2014 Data: Vermont Agency of Education. Chart by Diane Zeigler / VTDigger.org By Amy Ash Nixon, VTDigger.org The Senate Education Committee was expected to vote out its version of H.361, the education […]
State News
Small and Rural Schools Caucus forms in House
By Amy Ash Nixon, VTDigger.org As a bill that requires larger school systems works its way through the Legislature, a group of House lawmakers has formed a Small and Rural Schools Caucus to focus on issues that could affect their […]