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Peter D’Auria covers education for VTDigger. Prior to moving to Vermont, he worked for The Jersey Journal, The Chilkat Valley News and Willamette Week. He is originally from Portland, Oregon.
 

Frustrations over racial equity simmer on the Vermont Climate Council

By Peter D'Auria

Jan 27 2023January 27, 2023

A dispute at a meeting earlier this month laid bare a frustration over equity and inclusion on the council, which plays a key role in strategizing the state’s efforts to combat climate change.


School meal funding is set to expire this year. Will Vermont lawmakers go back for another helping?

By Peter D'Auria

Jan 25 2023January 25, 2023

A one-year pilot of free school meals will end in June. Advocates are pushing to make the program permanent.


As officials work to address student mental health, Bennington Elementary School principal announces plan to resign

By Peter D'Auria

Jan 19 2023January 22, 2023

Bennington Elementary and other schools in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union have been grappling with student behavior that is “elevated in a way that we haven't seen in the past,” the superintendent said.


An extraordinary Vermont custody battle highlights an ‘untenable’ system of care

By Peter D'Auria

Jan 18 2023January 18, 2023

Linda Luxenberg says that Vermont has failed her son, a 35-year-old man with autism and a rare neurological disorder. Why has the state fought to be his guardian?


Vermont judge dismisses suit over accidental Covid-19 vaccination

By Peter D'Auria

Jan 10 2023January 10, 2023

A Windham County Superior Court judge threw out a lawsuit over an Academy School student who was accidentally vaccinated without parental consent.


Amid opposition, Forest Service rejects Silver Lake hut project

By Peter D'Auria

Jan 6 2023January 11, 2023

A Forest Service official shelved a plan to build a 10-person wilderness hut on the shore of Silver Lake, but expressed support for a shelter at another location.


What will Vermont lawmakers do about religious schools?

By Peter D'Auria

Dec 28 2022December 28, 2022

After a U.S. Supreme Court decision changed the legal landscape around religious schools, Vermont lawmakers and advocates are preparing for a debate.


Vermont signed a $5 million contract for school finance software. It turned out to be ‘low performing’ and ‘full of glitches.’

By Peter D'Auria

Dec 23 2022December 22, 2022

In 2018, lawmakers required all school districts to use the same financial and human resources software. A new report says that law should be repealed.


Northern Vermont University to sell campus radio station to Vermont Public

By Peter D'Auria

Dec 20 2022December 20, 2022

Vermont State University trustees approved an $80,000 deal to sell WWLR 91.5 to Vermont Public, which will add the station to its 24-hour classical music network.


How do you feel about your child’s education? Vermont state officials want to know.

By Peter D'Auria

Dec 16 2022December 16, 2022

The Vermont Agency of Education is creating a Family Engagement Council, a group of roughly a dozen parents and guardians, to provide input on Vermont schools.


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