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Tag Archives: Act 46

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Amendment to delay Act 46 forced mergers a year defeated in House

The Vermont House of Representatives on Wednesday voted down a proposed amendment that would have allowed a one-year extension for forced school district mergers under Act 46.

February 6, 2019 in TNR News.
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Preparing for ‘every eventuality’ with Act 46

Given the uncertainty around a merger of local school districts, articles for annual town meetings are being warned with an eye toward what could play out in the courts.

February 1, 2019 in TNR News.
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Rep. Scheuermann presents bills to pause Act 46 forced mergers

A group of lawmakers led by Rep. Heidi Scheuermann, R-Stowe, presented two bills this afternoon that would act as a moratorium on enforcement of Act 46 regarding forced school mergers.

January 17, 2019 in TNR News.
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Act 46’s impact on small schools and communities

On a recent episode of Vote for Vermont, host Pat McDonald had two education experts talk about Act 46 and the impact that district consolidation and potential school closures are going to have on small communities.

January 11, 2019 in TNR News.

Athens, Grafton and Westminster districts poised to fight Act 46

Now that the dust has settled on school merger proposals from the State Board of Education, some of the most frustrated districts are joining a legal battle to defeat Act 46.

December 10, 2018 in TNR News.
U.S. Department of Education

Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union reacts to state mandated merger

Four communities in the lower Northeast Kingdom are trying to adjust to a big reversal by Vermont’s education bureaucracy about recommended mergers under Act 46, the 2015 school governance law.

December 9, 2018 in TNR News.
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Keelan: The State Board of Education ‘will grant you four minutes’

It didn’t matter if the local school board members had four minutes or four hours — the State Board of Education had made up its mind before the meeting.

December 6, 2018 in Commentary.
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Legal battles loom after final Act 46 merger decisions

Three years after passage by state lawmakers, Act 46 is entering the final chapter of forced school district consolidation, and towns miffed by the state’s power grab are ready to sue to regain control.

December 4, 2018 in TNR News.
Essex Westford School District

Final decisions coming this week on Act 46 mergers

The state is making final decisions on school mergers this week in a move that will bring Act 46 to its messy conclusion — and likely spark new lawsuits.

November 26, 2018 in TNR News.
Essex Westford School District

Another Act 46 lawsuit is brewing

At least 21 school districts are considering going to court if the Agency of Education forces mergers on them, and they’ve got a group of lawyers ready to go.

October 22, 2018 in TNR News.
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Brooke Paige appears before Supreme Court to challenge Act 46

The candidate who made national headlines for winning six primary election contests in August is waging an even bigger battle in Vermont’s highest court: the battle over Act 46.

October 19, 2018 in TNR News.

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