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.
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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$7.9M grant to fund PFAS research at Bennington College, other institutions
Bennington College faculty and students have been at the forefront of PFAS research since the chemicals were found locally.
Tensions mount over teachers’ contract in Blue Mountain Union School District
Negotiations in the three-town district in Orange County are reaching an unusual point that school board members blame on rising pressure to cut costs. The union sees it differently.
Harwood district leaders eye Cabot Creamery’s Waitsfield complex as a possible future school site
The corporate office building may be suitable to convert to an elementary school that would serve Waitsfield, Warren, Fayston and Moretown students.
Court questions Vermont Catholic Diocese plan to sell Rice Memorial High to supporters
“I do think we have a dispute on fair market value,” a judge said of a proposal to privately offer the South Burlington school for $4.3 million — or 14% of a church-commissioned appraisal of $30.5 million.
Schools in Barre start the year without a district budget
Voters in the city of Barre and Barre town have rejected the district’s proposed budgets twice. Now an even tighter budget will be up for a vote next month.
White River Valley Supervisory Union addresses chronic absenteeism through community connections
Administrators find that working in the community can be just what chronically absent students need.
Sen. Peter Welch calls for making it easier for Vermont schools to buy more food directly from local farms
Welch and others gathered at a school nutrition conference to find ways to strengthen the connection between Vermont’s local food system and school nutrition programs.
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