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Under current law, parents and guardians of Vermonters under 16 years old have access to their children's checkout history. The new legislation would give confidentiality to minors over the age of 12.
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House lawmakers gave preliminary approval to legislation that would pause the state's PCB testing program. Last year, a similar measure died in the Senate when it was met with staunch opposition. This year, the legislation’s chances of becoming law appear much stronger.
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Last year, North Country Union High School principal Chris Young was named Principal of the Year by the Vermont Principals Association. Last week, a national principals' association recognized Young for his advocacy work.
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Instead of fighting over how to divvy up the skyrocketing cost of health care, school boards and Vermont’s teachers union say they want to tackle health care reform instead.
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Eclipse day on April 8 will be treated like a snow day for thousands of Vermont public school students.
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On Tuesday, voters in nearly a third of school districts rejected their spending plans at the ballot box. Vermont Public’s education reporter Lola Duffort spoke with Mitch Wertlieb about how we got here — and how this will impact the conversation in Montpelier.
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School officials were bracing for a difficult Town Meeting Day – and they were right. A little over 30% of all school budgets went down Tuesday, according to unofficial results compiled by the Vermont Superintendents and School Boards' associations.
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The seven member towns of the Mountain Views School District will decide on Town Meeting Day whether to approve a $99 million bond to replace their combined middle and high school.
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School districts will now be able to postpone their budget votes past Town Meeting Day. The bill also repeals a tax break officials believe is partly to blame for an unprecedented rise in education spending.
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In hopes of reducing education spending, the Vermont House suspended its rules Wednesday to fast-track legislation that would amend the state’s education finance formula and enable school districts to postpone their budget votes until after Town Meeting Day.