Officials back new student assessment plan and No Child Left Behind waiver request
The Vermont Board of Education Tuesday gave the green light to a draft proposal that seeks a waiver from the controversial No Child Left Behind Act.
Vilaseca: Vermont adopts national education standards
The Common Core State Standards are comparable to the most rigorous international education standards. What this means for Vermont and other states with high standards is that we will not be lowering our standards in this move, but rather more states will now have high expectations comparable to what we already have. We will also be able to truly see how well our students perform compared to their peers nationally.
Team Vilaseca, final chapter: Commissioner will take recommendations on advisement
There remained wide disparities among several members of the team who are directly involved in schools and members of the Douglas administration.
Team Vilaseca: School district consolidation best option for savings
A sticking point was whether the approximately $20 million school districts have saved through budget cuts can be applied to the Challenges savings target.
Peltz: Consolidation or Merger?
A proposal to consolidate our 60 supervisory unions down to 12 to 24 new larger districts is under consideration.
Board of Education to vote on budget, The Zone in Barre, special ed rules Tuesday
The daylong meeting includes a review of federal harassment laws, changes to special education rules and adoption of the Dept. of Education budget.
