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Tag Archives: Education

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MacDonald: If anti-grooming bill is ‘anti-LGBT,’ does that make pedophilia a feature of the LGBT community?

There is, literally, no good reason to talk to kids that age about anything having to do with sex or gender unless you are trying to sexualize them. And not at all the way some of these schools have introduced it into the lesson plans.

April 7, 2022 in Commentary.
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Report: Biden expected to extend moratorium on student loan payments

President Joe Biden is expected to pause student loan payments through Aug. 31, once again extending the moratorium that has allowed Americans to postpone paying their debts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hill first reported.

April 6, 2022 in U.S..
U.S. Department of Agriculture

VISA update: Universal school breakfast could cost $6 to $10 million annually

A bill to require all Vermont public schools to provide free breakfasts to all students likely would put a $6 to $10 million burden on the Education Fund, according to a fiscal note from the Joint Fiscal Office.

April 5, 2022 in Commentary.

Winooski School Board bows to community pressure, keeps teachers

The Winooski School Board voted to reverse course and keep the jobs of two Winooski teachers during their meeting Monday. Will Andrews, a social studies and iLabs teacher, and Jeff Duggan, a math teacher, were slated to lose their jobs by March 30 due to staffing cuts.

April 4, 2022 in TNR News.
The White House

How Biden’s tax plan could end up raising college tuition

President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget includes provisions that would expand federal subsidies to university students, a move that may encourage colleges to hike tuition fees.

April 4, 2022 in U.S..
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Critics of ‘free’ school meals say lawmakers should focus on teacher shortages, special ed, other challenges

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand food services at public schools to include “free” meals for all — regardless of the ability to pay — as a way to achieve greater equity within Vermont schools.

April 3, 2022 in TNR News.
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Vermont Senate limits religious school and out-of-state tuitioning, expands dual enrollment eligibility

A bill that puts “guardrails” around tuitioning to religious independent schools and expands dual enrollment passed the Senate after a long gestation in the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee.

March 28, 2022 in Commentary.
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Roll Call: House makes town withdrawal from school districts more difficult

H.727, an act relating to the exploration, formation and organization of union school districts and unified union school districts, passed in the State House of Representatives on March 17, 2022, by a vote of 98-39.

March 25, 2022 in Commentary.

Frenier: Should we include religious schools in our education system?

Courts have ruled recently that religious schools must be included in voucher programs that are made available to other non-public schools. This has raised concern among many educators and politicians that using taxpayer dollars may involve religious indoctrination.

March 24, 2022 in Commentary.
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VISA update: Average tuition rates up 3.3% for elementary schools

Elementary school (grades K-6) tuition will be $16,020, up 3.3 percent over this year’s rate. Secondary school tuition will be $17,278, up 2.6 percent over this year’s rate.

March 21, 2022 in Commentary.
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Parent rights group: Massachusetts boarding school separates kids as young as 5 into race-based identity groups

An elite K-12 day and boarding school in Massachusetts separated students into race-based “affinity groups,” according to a report from Parents Defending Education.

March 18, 2022 in U.S..
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John Klar: Future lawsuits will determine fate of CRT and transgender conditioning

The sooner Vermont parents unite and select targeted lawsuits to challenge these sickening experimentations, the sooner our children can be rescued from this vile predation. Teachers can eye their pensions — so will the parents’ attorneys.

March 17, 2022 in Commentary.

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