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.
Vermont, 24 other states sue Trump’s Education Department over loan caps
The suit claims that the department’s exclusion of certain degree programs, like nursing, will burden the healthcare system.
Middlebury College to grow its role in housing, jobs
Predevelopment continues for nine college-owned lots in Middlebury’s industrial park — lots that could be shovel-ready by next year for businesses looking to plant roots in the shire town.
Parents feel ‘blindsided’ by Washington Central school district’s grade reconfiguration
“I think many of us are concerned about the precedent that it sets, that decisions like this could be made unilaterally, without significant community input at all,” one parent said.
Declining enrollment is driving a $12 million budget deficit at the University of Vermont
The university expects to see a 15% decline in freshman undergraduate students this coming fall compared to last year, and a 7% decrease across all undergraduate grade levels.
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Barre’s proposed school district budget fails — again
Voters also re-elected Mayor Thom Lauzon and city councilor Sonya Spaulding in the city’s annual election.
Feds release education funds owed to Vermont school districts
The $11.58 million, promised since the Covid-19 pandemic, has been delayed for more than a year. Twenty districts will get a share of the money.
Vermont Principals’ Association pays out $566,000 to settle religious school’s lawsuit over athletic participation
Following its refusal to compete against a transgender athlete, the Mid Vermont Christian School sued the association after it was barred from participating in state sports.
Legislation would regulate what technology kids use for learning. Lawmakers and advocates say it’s overdue.
“As there was with social media, there is a mountain of data, and it just keeps growing, that these products don’t do what they told us they were going to do,” Rep. Angela Arsenault, D-Williston, a lead sponsor of the legislation.
Dartmouth groups renew calls to rename arts center bankrolled by Epstein associate
Calls to remove Black’s name from the visual arts center date back to 2020 and 2021, when links between Black and Epstein began to draw greater scrutiny.
House education reform bill narrowly passes amid heavy criticism and some lawmakers’ unease
The proposal now heads to the Senate, where it faces an uncertain future.
Vermont State eliminates residential option in Williston
Through an agreement with Saint Michael’s College, Williston’s residential students will live in the dorms at St. Mike’s, roughly 5 miles away in Colchester.
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