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Summer nutrition programs expand to more children
Kids and teens in Milton and Colchester eat free at summer programs. Photo courtesy of Hunger Free Vermont Children are enjoying free summer meals and snacks at 270 sites across Vermont, thanks to a...
View ArticleUVM to offer Peace Corps prep program
The University of Vermont (UVM) has become an official Peace Corps Prep institution, the university announced Monday. That status means that undergraduates can now prepare for Peace Corps service. The...
View ArticleCrop Cash program to allow 3SquaresVT benefit to be doubled at farmers’ markets
Vermonters using their 3SquaresVT benefits will be able to receive more help to buy fresh fruit and vegetables for their families through a new program called Crop Cash, Hunger Free Vermont announced...
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State releases special education spending report
Amy Fowler, deputy secretary of the Vermont Agency of Education. Photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDigger LUDLOW — School districts spending exceptionally high or low amounts on special education are included...
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Stowe school directors vote to keep school district autonomous
Dave McAllister, a member of the Morristown School Board, speaks during a joint meeting of the Elmore-Morristown Unified Union Study Committee and the Stowe School District Board of Directors on...
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UVM fundraising commitments break record, more than $60 million promised
UVM President Tom Sullivan. File photo by John Herrick/VTDigger BURLINGTON – Fundraising commitments secured by the University of Vermont Foundation have broken records for the fiscal year which ended...
View ArticleState Board of Education OKs 10 education programs
LUDLOW — The State Board of Education recently approved 10 educational programs, including licenses for independent schools, special education programs and general education programs. The approvals...
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Community Kitchen Academy reclaims food, and people
BARRE — A program that uses donated food that would otherwise go to waste is also a training ground for people returning to the workforce. On Friday, seven culinary students who spent the past 13...
View ArticleSome Castleton faculty feel left out of name change consideration
A move to change the name of Castleton State College to Castleton University is not sitting well with the some faculty at the college. An anonymous letter was circulated to media in Vermont, including...
View ArticleACLU of Vermont announces two new staff attorneys
The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont has hired two attorneys to work as staff attorneys/public advocates. Jay Diaz of Williston comes to the ACLU after serving as a staff attorney with Vermont...
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Ending loophole in corporate ownership rule could fund federal pre-K
Vermont education officials are applauding an attempt by Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., to end a loophole that allows U.S. companies to avoid tax liabilities if they are 20 percent foreign-owned. Tax revenues...
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Addison Northeast superintendent fights efforts to oust him
A federal mediator from New York was recently in Vermont, interviewing dozens of stakeholders about the management performance of David Adams, the superintendent of the Addison Northeast Supervisory...
View ArticleGoddard College reaches contract agreement with faculty, staff unions
Goddard College faculty and staff have approved a new, three-year union contract ending a 27-month negotiation period, the college announced Tuesday. “This is a contract that management and labor...
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State Board of Ed toils through summer to prepare for Act 46 school mergers
State Board of Education Chairman Stephan Morse. Photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDigger The State Board of Education has held sessions through the summer and is forming two new committees, one on educational...
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VSC planning committee advances Castleton State College name change
Woodruff Hall at Castleton College. Wikipedia image. Castleton State College is on its way to becoming Castleton University. At a committee meeting of the Vermont State Colleges’ Board of Trustees on...
View ArticleFormer Green Mountain Valley School teacher loses license for a year
The Vermont Agency of Education confirmed this week that a teacher at the Green Mountain Valley School in Fayston agreed to have his license suspended for one year, following an incident that occurred...
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St. Johnsbury officials consider homeless shelter
Susan Cherry, chair of the St. Johnsbury Planning Commission, shows a map of the town at a public hearing last week where language about overnight transitional shelters was discussed. Photo by Amy Ash...
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Vermont pension board will not divest from fossil fuels
Carl Martin, right, of Montpelier attends a meeting on Tuesday of the Vermont Pension Investment Committee. Photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDigger The Vermont Pension Investment Committee (VPIC) voted...
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Head of Vermont Workers’ Center to launch new policy effort
James Haslam, director of the Vermont Workers’ Center, participates in a May Day rally at the Statehouse. Photo by John Herrick/VTDigger The longtime head of the Vermont Workers’ Center is leaving to...
View ArticleState lands $6.7 million for emergency preparedness
Vermont will receive $6.7 million in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support local community emergency preparedness initiatives. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announced the...
View ArticleFormer Gov. Jim Douglas to bridge transition at Vermont Historical Society
The Vermont Historical Society this week announced that former Gov. Jim Douglas will serve as the society’s interim executive director while a national search is undertaken to replace Mark Hudson, who...
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Employees buy Montpelier school, now largest worker-owned coop in Vt.
Students from the Montpelier New School play on Vermont College of Fine Arts’ green. Courtesy of The New School. The New School of Montpelier is now an employee-owned cooperative. Employees recently...
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Middlebury, Bennington among top entrepreneurial colleges, Forbes says
The Old Stone Mill hosts the college’s entrepreneurial program. Photo courtesy of Middlebury College.Two Vermont private schools are featured on Forbes Magazine’s list of the top 50 most...
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Burlington school board to vote on harassment, bullying policy
Edmunds School, 275 Main St., Burlington (at the corner of South Union Street). Photo by Flickr user Don Shall BURLINGTON – A new system-wide policy that aims to stop hazing, bullying and harassment of...
View ArticleAct 46 puts school districts on path to accelerated consolidation
Today and tomorrow, more school leaders from Vermont’s 277 distinct school districts will descend on Montpelier, where they will meet individually with members of the Vermont School Boards Association,...
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Goddard defends hiring of dean with a past no confidence vote
Dr. Lewis Jones, the new academic dean for Goddard College. Courtesy photo Goddard College officials say they were aware that their new academic dean had received a vote of no confidence from faculty...
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State Board of Education sets criteria to help districts implement Act 46
The State Board of Education has adopted a set of criteria to help school districts navigate Act 46, the new state law aimed at forging larger and fewer school systems in Vermont. At its meeting in...
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Legislator eyes bill to improve VSC funding
Sen. Anthony Pollina, P/D-Washington. Photo by Roger Crowley/VTDigger State funding for higher education should be appropriated based on the number of Vermonters attending each state university or...
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Performance-based funding may affect UVM and Vermont state colleges
University of Vermont President Tom Sullivan. File photo by John Herrick/VTDigger Student retention and graduation rates, the cost of instruction, financial aid, student debt load, and job placement...
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Public reading of a fictional description of a rape sparks debate over...
College Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Wikipedia image Faculty and students at the Vermont College of Fine Arts are struggling to balance freedom of expression with emotional sensitivity in the...
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