Vermont education coverage
VTDigger covers Vermont’s education system from early childhood programs to public and private K–12 schools and higher education institutions.
This page brings together reporting on funding, policy decisions and academic outcomes that affect students, families and communities across the state.
Hackers demand ransom from Slate Valley school district after compromising teachers’ personal data
Teachers’ personal information was compromised after hackers infiltrated the district’s online systems last month. Hackers are demanding hundreds of thousands of dollars from the district, which has sought help from the FBI.
Regulators wanted more transparency on Vermont’s medical education. Now they’re getting it.
Budget conditions imposed on the University of Vermont Medical Center require it to collaborate on a new plan for how it funds medical education by the end of this year.
UVM and Middlebury College announce tuition discounts
The University of Vermont is offering discounts to New England students next fall in an effort to boost enrollment. Meanwhile Middlebury College is expanding its free tuition offers.
UVM receives $19M grant to build a national neuroscience observatory
The National Science Foundation grant will support Larner College of Medicine neurology professor Davi Bock’s three-dimensional brain maps.
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School districts assigned to new merger discussion groups
Districts across the state were reorganized into 18 merger study committees after districts requested changes. Committees are still expected to hold first meetings within the next month as school board leaders say they lack clear guidance on the process.
Barre schools eye cuts to sports and other activities after budget fails on third attempt
Voters in Barre Town and the city of Barre shot down the district’s proposed $57.1 million budget at the polls Tuesday.
State restricts new superintendent hires to one year
Secretary of Education Zoie Saunders said she adopted this policy, which applies across the state, in light of the Montpelier-mandated school district merger discussions.
Potential sale brings the former Sterling campus closer to new beginnings
Sterling College and Headwaters Community Trust agreed on terms of a campus land sale, bringing the two groups closer to a deal.
New tech policy takes shape at Lamoille South Supervisory Union
The new approach scales back the use of digital devices and essentially prohibits the use of artificial intelligence.
Teachers in Blue Mountain Union School District declare impasse in contract talks
A mediator is set to get involved in contentious union negotiations over teacher salaries in the three-town district in Orange County.
Former EPA official Melissa Hoffer to lead Vermont Law and Graduate School
Hoffer, who currently serves as Massachusetts’ climate chief, succeeds Rodney Smolla, who served as president from 2022 to 2025.
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