Roper: School choice, not pre-K, key to attracting young families
Pre-K programs do not benefit children over the long term, and in some cases it appears that they actually do long term harm.
Empowerment Scholarship Accounts are a role model for school choice
An Empowerment Scholarship Account is essentially a prepaid bank card that parents can use to pay for their child’s education costs — books, tutoring, private school tuition, and educational therapy, for example.
DeVos says millennials like socialism due to lack of civics education
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos spoke this week about her efforts to restore local control of education, the Trump administration’s priorities for higher education, and the rising support of socialism among young people.
Scott and Hallquist discuss commitment to pre-K
Vermont’s top gubernatorial candidates met last week to discuss prekindergarten education in Vermont, and the message coming from each is that pre-K is a top priority of their respective campaigns.
Dartmouth to hire investigator to dig into hazing allegations against 13 student groups
The college will also investigate an alleged incident where students wore unicorn costumes, according to Agosto. The external investigator will not dig into the alleged event.
Maryland school district sees 10 percent jump in non-native English class enrollment, already has 165 interpreters
A Maryland county school district is attempting to adjust to the 10 percent increase in students enrolled in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). The district already has 165 interpreters who can speak 21 languages.
Holland’s school vote shows Vermonters’ undying quest for local control
Holland residents voted to close their school in part to protest what they perceive to be the state’s overreach into local affairs, as well as to preserve their community.
McClaughry: The school consolidation Big Hammer
Vilaseca explained that “after seven or eight years, if the districts haven’t joined together, then the State will come in.” He did not mean that the state would “come in” with preaching and incentives. He meant that the state would come in with a Big Hammer.
Education organization says well-known AP history book has over 300 examples of left-wing bias
An education organization claims there are more than 300 examples of liberal bias — from a partial presentation of abortion to critique of former President Ronald Reagan — in a well-known Advanced Placement (AP) history textbook.
Eshelman: The tyranny of Act 46 and how Vermont’s education monopoly will force district mergers
School districts that are considering closing their schools are in a race against time. They must act before they are merged with other districts, because once these districts are forced to merge, they lose their autonomy and authority to govern their district.
Lindberg: Lawmaker votes should lead us to ask some tough questions
Why does the powerful teachers union, the Vermont NEA, support legislators whose votes close schools and put teachers out of jobs while protecting the positions of education bureaucrats?
Opinion: Towns doing well in pushing back against Act 46 mergers
While the state government doubles down on implementing forced school district mergers under Act 46, a host of local residents and stakeholders are threatening to close down schools rather than subject them to the Act 46 process.