How school choice is lifting up Puerto Rico’s children after Hurricane Maria
Out of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria came an opportunity to reform the ailing education system on the island.
Statehouse Headliners: Independent schools to gather in Montpelier Jan. 24 for learning, recognition, cash prizes
Independent school students celebrate National School Choice Week at the Vermont Statehouse in January. A day of awards, recognition and learning is planned again this year, and all independent schools — including home schools — are welcome to participate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Analysis: Where the 2019 governors stand on private school choice
EdChoice.org produced a summary of the 36 governors’ positions on what EdChoice Board member Virginia Walden Ford argues “is the civil rights issue of our day.”
Dartmouth College sued over allegations three professors fostered drunken environment ripe for sexual assault
Seven women sued Dartmouth College Thursday over allegations that three professors fostered drunken environments that encouraged sexual assault.
Pelham: Credit rating downgrade highlights need for realistic teacher staffing ratios
To address the imbalances in the teachers pension fund, our political leaders must first start down the path of reasonable compromise with the NEA.
Neil Johnson: School funding goes to developers in Vermont
Tax Increment Financing is a sophisticated way of saying “we’re giving your school funding dollars for the next 20 years to pay for this developer’s dream.” Does Joey really need that sandwich at lunch?
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.