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By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Mimi Brill, Windham County’s supervising public defender, remembered one remote court hearing that neared catastrophe.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal would allow every student to opt into a school choice lottery system within their regional school district.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
As part of Gov. Phil Scott’s wide-ranging proposal for change in public education, he suggested transferring rulemaking authority from the State Board of Education to the Vermont Agency of Education.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
The Vermont Legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal analysts are raising concerns with lawmakers over a wide-ranging overhaul of state administrative software expected to cost more than $70 million.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
MONTPELIER— State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal Wednesday, a plan that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s dozens of school districts to just five and adopting a foundation formula.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott recently previewed a wide ranging crime bill targeting younger and repeat offenders that he’ll soon be proposing to legislators.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
MONTPELIER — As he kicked off his fifth term leading Vermont, Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday used his inaugural address to preview his two top legislative priorities: creating new housing and reforming the state’s education funding system.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
The executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party, Jim Danendeau, is stepping down next month.
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
A group of lawmakers and a Vermont Agency of Education executive tasked with designing a potential school construction aid program have hashed out the details but stopped short of identifying a funding stream.The group is hoping Gov. Phil Scott will...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Lawmakers gathered Wednesday for an annual legislative briefing, a refresher on the state’s revenues and budget with a focus on two of the most pressing topics of the day: education finance and housing.“What I would ask you is this: What is your prize...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Vermonters can expect a 5.9% average increase in education property taxes next year absent major changes, according to a forecast from the Vermont Department of Taxes.The news arrived Monday in the form of the “Dec. 1 letter,” an annual projection...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s interim secretary of education, has hailed the importance of data in revitalizing the state’s education system since she took office this spring.Stakeholders say they desperately need data. School districts are building...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Vermonters cited affordability as a top priority in the 2024 election, and last week, they voted to send more Republicans to Montpelier than in recent decades. Driving affordability concerns is the cost of education, which fueled this year’s average...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
The Vermont Republican Party has dismantled Democrats’ supermajority in the Vermont Senate, unseating four incumbents and dominating races for open seats. Republicans toppled Democratic incumbents in the Addison, Orange, Chittenden-North and Grand...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
The company that provides health services in Vermont’s prisons, Wellpath, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to reporting from Bloomberg.One of the country’s largest prison health care providers, Wellpath is owned by the private equity...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
On the campaign trail, state legislative candidates say affordability dominates conversations with constituents. Property taxes — and with them, the cost of education — are fueling some of the most fiery rhetoric.This year, education property taxes...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Educators nationwide face a tricky question in an election year: In an increasingly polarized political age, how should schools teach about politics, and with it, democracy? In Vermont, teachers are collectively grappling with the challenge.Hundreds...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
After a lower court judge dismissed two senators’ lawsuit over the appointment of Interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders, the lawmakers on Thursday appealed their case to the Vermont Supreme Court. Sens. Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden Central, and...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
A judge ordered last week that a Lamoille County murder trial will be delayed following a mix-up over evidence disclosure.Seth Brunell was scheduled to stand trial next week on a charge of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing Fern Feather, a...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
After surprise PCB test results this summer forced North Country Union High School students to take some classes in tents, all classes will move back inside next week.The news came after the latest round of test results, according to Chris Young, the...
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
A judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Vermont state senators over Gov. Phil Scott’s appointment of Zoie Saunders as interim education secretary.The ruling came a day after Judge Robert Mello heard from both sides in Washington County...
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