Lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would put the state’s testing program on hold and provide up to $16 million to the Burlington School District. It faces an uncertain fate in the Senate, where President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth is opposed.
The bill would tighten rules on independent schools — including a provision that would mandate open enrollment for students attending with public dollars.
Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas has filed a lawsuit against Middlebury College alleging that its decision to remove former Gov. John Mead’s name from a chapel amounts to “cancel culture.”
UAW Local 2322, the staff union, accused the college administration of holding cost-of-living adjustments hostage. Goddard’s president said the union was refusing to accept standard contract language.
The bill would impose new regulations on independent schools that accept public tuition money.
In a letter, 51 advocates and lawmakers called for new legislation around school mascots, saying that the current law “has failed.”
French, who has served in the cabinet post since 2018, will leave for a job at the Council of Chief State School Officers.
A day before the crossover deadline, advocacy groups spoke out against a proposal that would require law enforcement officials to be involved in monitoring school threats.
As part of a settlement with the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Twin Valley will update its policies and procedures and conduct regular assessments of the environment at Twin Valley Middle-High School.
For years, private religious schools in Vermont have been able to benefit from federal dollars. But what if they don’t follow anti-discrimination laws?