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Two men seated at a meeting table appear focused, looking past a person in the foreground. A lectern is visible in the background.
Posted inEducation

School consolidation efforts reach an inflection point as lawmakers hit familiar roadblocks

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald March 11, 2026, 5:54 pmMarch 12, 2026, 12:28 pm
A group of people in a meeting room, with laptops and papers on the table. A man in the background is speaking. A pie chart is visible on one laptop screen.
Posted inFinal Reading, Government & Politics

Should students have voting power on Vermont’s school boards?

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald February 12, 2026, 6:30 pmFebruary 12, 2026, 6:03 pm
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Posted inEducation

House lawmaker’s proposed school consolidation map would combine 119 districts into 27

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald February 5, 2026, 5:46 pmFebruary 6, 2026, 10:07 am
A colorful kindergarten classroom with small tables and chairs.
Posted inChamplain Valley, Education, Franklin County, Regional

Vermont schools are making headway to address chronic absenteeism, but rates remain stubbornly high

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald January 29, 2026, 10:24 amJanuary 30, 2026, 12:48 pm
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Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Should Vermont end its first-of-a-kind PCB testing program in schools? 

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald January 14, 2026, 6:36 pmJanuary 14, 2026, 6:36 pm
Two men seated at a meeting table appear focused, looking past a person in the foreground. A lectern is visible in the background.
Posted inCentral Vermont, Education, Regional, Washington County

Lawmakers try to keep education reform on track as Gov. Phil Scott calls the issue Vermont’s ‘most critical challenge’

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald January 7, 2026, 5:39 pmJanuary 8, 2026, 2:44 pm
A student in a red shirt raises their hand in a classroom while others work at their desks.
Posted inEducation

Gov. Phil Scott has signed Vermont’s education bill into law. Here’s what happens next.

A black-and-white photo of a man. by Corey McDonald July 1, 2025, 3:46 pmJuly 2, 2025, 9:23 am
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Posted inOpinion

Rep. Peter Conlon: Gov. Scott needs to speak frankly on education and health care

by Opinion May 22, 2025, 7:01 amMay 21, 2025, 11:18 am
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Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Should Vermont ban cellphones from schools?

by Habib Sabet April 24, 2025, 6:30 pmApril 24, 2025, 6:17 pm
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Posted inGovernment & Politics

Final Reading: Does the future of the Statehouse involve more security?

by Ethan Weinstein March 28, 2025, 6:30 pmMarch 28, 2025, 5:23 pm
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Posted inCentral Vermont, Education, Regional, Washington County

Gov. Phil Scott’s ‘education transformation’ bill hits the Legislature, all 176 pages of it

by Ethan Weinstein February 25, 2025, 6:58 pmFebruary 25, 2025, 6:58 pm
Posted inEducation

Democrats impatient over slow rollout of governor’s education plan as fault lines develop

by Ethan Weinstein February 16, 2025, 6:52 amFebruary 14, 2025, 5:09 pm
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Posted inEducation

Gov. Phil Scott’s education plan would create an optional school choice lottery in every district

by Ethan Weinstein February 6, 2025, 4:52 pmFebruary 6, 2025, 5:09 pm
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Posted inEducation

What’s likely to be included in Gov. Phil Scott’s education reform package?

by Ethan Weinstein January 17, 2025, 4:08 pmJanuary 18, 2025, 9:49 am

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