Author Archives: Amy Ash Nixon

Twitter: @vegnixon. Nixon has been a reporter in New England since 1986. She most recently worked for the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. Previously, Amy covered communities in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom for The Caledonian-Record. She spent the bulk of her career as a reporter for The Hartford Courant in Connecticut. Nixon also taught middle school language arts in Connecticut for several years.

Adjunct faculty at Burlington colleges meet on union planning

by Amy Ash Nixon February 24, 2015, 9:10 pmFebruary 25, 2015, 9:02 am

Max Barrows

Forum looks at disparity in student discipline

by Amy Ash Nixon February 24, 2015, 8:21 pmFebruary 25, 2015, 9:19 am

Brad James

Student-teacher ratios focus as House Education Committee hones bill

by Amy Ash Nixon February 23, 2015, 7:31 pmMarch 1, 2015, 9:50 am

Business groups oppose earned leave bill

by Amy Ash Nixon February 23, 2015, 4:42 pmFebruary 25, 2015, 10:41 am

Federal report shows Vermont’s poor rural schools struggle with teacher retention

by Amy Ash Nixon February 22, 2015, 5:38 pmFebruary 22, 2015, 5:39 pm

Jan Blomstrann Anna Grady

House bill marks compromise in earned leave debate

by Amy Ash Nixon February 20, 2015, 7:40 pmFebruary 23, 2015, 1:10 pm

Miro Weinberger

Weinberger sketches public participation in Burlington College development

by Amy Ash Nixon February 20, 2015, 6:13 pm

Rebecca Holcombe

SBAC test a must for federal funding, AOE Secretary says

by Amy Ash Nixon February 19, 2015, 9:32 pmFebruary 19, 2015, 10:39 pm

Alice Miller

Education reform bill calls for larger districts by 2019

by Amy Ash Nixon February 18, 2015, 8:39 pm

Tom Sullivan

UVM seeks increase in state aid

by Amy Ash Nixon February 17, 2015, 10:41 pmFebruary 18, 2015, 8:18 am

Jeb Spaulding

Spaulding wants funding increase for Vermont colleges

by Amy Ash Nixon February 17, 2015, 10:20 pmFebruary 18, 2015, 8:23 am

UVM Green overlooking the Waterman Building. Photo by Sally McCay, UVM Photo

Union, study group call for dramatic increase in state funding for higher education

by Amy Ash Nixon February 17, 2015, 5:15 amFebruary 17, 2015, 9:35 am

Andy Pallito

Former inmate credits prison high school program

by Amy Ash Nixon February 13, 2015, 6:51 pmMarch 27, 2015, 11:58 am

Robert Gensburg

Lawmakers reminded of findings in Brigham case

by Amy Ash Nixon February 12, 2015, 6:28 pmFebruary 15, 2015, 6:34 am