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United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Vermont on Tuesday as part of a multi-state tour. McMahon's first stop was at the Technical Education Center at Essex High School as part of ...
News United States » Vermont » Education: Vermont, 24 other states sue Trump’s Education Department over loan caps
The suit claims that the department’s exclusion of certain degree programs, like nursing, will burden the healthcare system.
News United States » Vermont » Education: United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visits Vermont on Tuesday
United States Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is scheduled to visit Vermont on Tuesday.
News United States » Vermont » Education: As Vermont Passes Controversial Education Bill, State’s Rural Schools Fear Closures
Graduates and family at Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington, Vermont. (Photo by Peter Crabtree) Fewer than 2,000 people live in North Bennington, but the quaint Vermont village brims with ...
News United States » Vermont » Education: Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without forcing districts to merge
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.
News United States » Vermont » Education: Lawmakers Are Closing In on a Package to Reform Education in Vermont
The governor's concession on mandatory mergers cleared the way for a legislative deal and possible adjournment.
News United States » Vermont » Education: Vermont Senate Advances Education Transformation Bill
The Vermont Senate advanced its version of legislation to advance the ongoing effort to transform the state’s education system on Tuesday, adopting a bipartisan compromise reached last week and passin ...
News United States » Vermont » Education: Vermont lawmakers pass scaled-down education reform bill, prepare to adjourn
Vermont lawmakers are set to adjourn the session Friday evening after passing an education reform bill that is worlds apart from the ambitious framework set forth a year ago.
News United States » Vermont » Education: Vermont Christian school challenges state's new education funding law in court
The Mid Vermont Christian School is challenging Vermont’s education reform law in federal court, arguing that the law’s set of provisions around public tuition dollars “creates a religious gerrymander ...
News United States » Vermont » Education: Education reform bill passes Vermont Senate
Senators have reportedly voted pass an Education Reform Bill that would allow for voluntary district mergers.
News United States » Vermont » Education: Vermont lawmakers adjourn passing education bill, budget and property tax yields
Lawmakers are out for the summer after passing multiple large legislative packages Friday.