ACSD reviews school choice rules

Residents of Bridport, Cornwall, Middlebury, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham and Weybridge are being asked to weigh in on potential changes to a policy that could allow more “school choice” within the ACSD.

Middlebury Union High School has released its honor roll for the final quarter of the 2024-25 academic year.

Tari Shattuck Education Foundation awarded the 2025 Pat Pierce Excellence in Teaching Award to Kerry Lake, third grade teacher at Robinson Elementary School in Starksboro.

“Rushed.” That’s the word several Addison County residents have used to describe the sweeping changes to Vermont’s education system signed into law by Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday.

Vermont lawmakers last week passed a landmark education reform bill known as H. 454, setting up a process for transforming the state’s education system and prompting the question — what’s next?

A lot has changed since the 1970s, but in the town of Starksboro at least one thing has remained the same — the Starksboro Cooperative Preschool’s commitment to providing a positive, affordable childcare option for children in and around town.

The Addison Central School District is putting together a working group to further develop a plan to combine the Bridport and Shoreham K-5 student populations to assure them single-grade classroom instruction, beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year.

The end of this month will mark the retirement of Evergreen Preschool’s long-standing treasurer, Katrina Matthews. For 43 years, Matthews has served the youth of her community with steadfast devotion, aspiring to promote a learning experience rooted in th … (read more)

The first students at Middlebury College’s summer Language Schools arrived on Friday, June 20. This summer, over 1,400 students and 300 faculty from all over the world will be living at Middlebury College, Bennington College, and the Middlebury Institute … (read more)

The passage of the education bill, H. 454, in the General Assembly, and presumably gaining the governor’s signature into law, marks the start of efforts to transform Vermont’s education system into one that recognizes the incredible demographic changes ov … (read more)

The Vermont Legislature on Monday passed the year’s landmark education reform package, setting in motion years of transformation to the state’s public school and property tax systems.

After a two-week glide-path, Gov. Scott and Democrat and Republican leadership skillfully navigated the big H.454 Education bill home to a successful landing on Monday.

Middlebury College officials are continuing to keep a close eye on federal action that could affect the institution’s international community. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the U.S. will “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students.

There was plenty of talk of the future at Middlebury Union High School commencement this past Saturday.

Like seeds from a giant dandelion, winds of change on Saturday metaphorically lifted the 104 members of the Mount Abraham Union High School class of 2025 from their campus commencement podium to life adventures close and far afield.