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A New Idea For Education Funding In Vermont: Shifting From Property To Income Tax

Facing a $58 million funding gap, Vermont lawmakers and the governor have competing proposals to pay for Vermont's schools in the final weeks of the legislative session.
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The Vermont House Committee on Ways and Means is looking at a plan to alter the education funding mechanism in the state.

A new plan being developed by the Vermont House Committee on Ways and Means could make some significant changes to how Vermont finances education. The plan would shift some of the burden from property taxes to income taxes.
We hear the details of the proposal on this Vermont Edition from Rep. Janet Ancel, the chairwoman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and from Rep. David Sharpe, the chairman of the Vermont House Committee on Education.

Broadcast on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Ric was a producer for Vermont Edition and host of the VPR Cafe.
Bob Kinzel has been covering the Vermont Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature. With his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series, "Ask Bob."
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