The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Maine program that excluded some religious schools from receiving public money. That decision is expected to have consequences in Vermont.
Advocates say students are being pulled out of class without the legal suspension process. During the pandemic, they say, the practice has grown more common.
House lawmakers approved S.139, which would direct state education officials to create a policy prohibiting discriminatory mascots in Vermont’s schools.
State officials told public schools this week to begin the transition to a new Covid-19 testing system. But officials said independent schools should continue to do what they are doing.
State officials say Vermont could see 600 to 1,000 new Covid-19 cases a day after the holidays, threatening health care and education systems that are already stretched thin.
Standardized test scores from spring 2021 showed marked decreases from previous years. But education officials say that data is problematic because of the challenges of administering tests during the pandemic.
At least two school districts — Maple Run in St. Albans and the North Country Supervisory Union — used Medicaid dollars last school year to pay for school police, according to a public records request the ACLU placed with the state. They were reimbursed about $139,000 in total.
The state is offering more walk-in vaccine clinics than ever — including several this weekend — as it aims to increase the convenience of getting vaccinated.
The state Agency of Education on Tuesday once again opposed S.100, a bill that would provide free meals to all K-12 students in Vermont.
School enrollment continues to decline, and small districts are talking about closing some of their elementary schools.
Employers are also strongly encouraged to ask employees if they attended multi-household gatherings, and winter school sports, which were to begin Nov. 30, have been postponed indefinitely.
The board says it does not have the 'legal authority' to conduct a review. An Agency of Education spokesperson says it is considering its next steps.
As quarantines and cold and flu symptoms are increasingly keeping teachers at home for days or weeks at time, administrators say they’re struggling to maintain operations.
“It's just absolutely nuts," said Jeff Renard, director of the cooperative, which is supporting more than 43 schools. "We're frantically trying to get everybody enrolled."
