Democrats are constantly trying to infringe on certain rights entirely, or at the very least limit the choices we have to exercise them. In the session ahead we can likely expect an attack on school choice.
It took years of legal fights, and a related ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, but parties in Vermont have settled two cases involving school tuition and religious discrimination.
“The idea for this group was born out of an observation that there is not a strong state-level mechanism for parent involvement in the development of Vermont education policy,” Secretary of Education Dan French said in a release.
A Milton parents’ group has circulated a citizens’ petition asking the Milton School Board to reject a proposed District Equity Policy. At issue is the crucial difference in meaning between ‘equality’ and ‘equity.’
The Agency of Education announced today the creation of a Family Engagement Council to advise Secretary of Education Dan French on education policy and topics of interest to parents in Vermont.
Vermont’s education system teaches children about sex from an early age: pre-kindergarten. Most parents are unaware of what their children are being taught. One example is the teaching about abstinence.
Teacher union bosses have helped politicians like Kathy Hochul deflect the blame for the sad state of government education away from themselves.
Luis Sousa was ordered not to enter his children’s school after he spoke up at a school board meeting. Now, the father is taking the local Massachusetts school district to court.
Gov. Chris Sununu is seeking authority to tap into $9.8 million to provide grants to 231 public schools and 18 private schools to pay for installing security designs, such as electronic door locks, panic buzzers, high-tech cameras and specialized glass meant to slow down an active shooter.
Burlington voters have approved moving forward with construction of a new high school and technical center. Burlingtonians approved the $165 million bond measure, which passed with more than 75% of the votes.
A Vermont school district punished both 14-year-old Blake Allen and her father for stating that a biologically male student who identifies as a transgender girl is male. Now the Allens are suing the school district — and accusing it of retaliating against their family for speaking out.
Eliminating the use of standardized college admission tests to judge college applicants in order to increase diversity on campus is not working, according to an October report.