Education
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Board discusses closure of Whiting Pre-K, scaling back Leicester school
The Otter Valley Unified Union school board is exploring potential reconfiguration and closure of district elementary schools including Otter Creek Academy schools in Leicester and Whiting.
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Legislator, educator discuss Act 73 and the future of Vermont schools
Join State Rep. Peter Conlon (Addison-2) and Wendy Baker, Addison Central School District superintendent, to discuss Act 73 school redistricting on Tuesday, Nov. 18.
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State task force asks for voluntary school closures
The majority of Vermont school redistricting task force members endorsed a proposal on Monday that would incentivize voluntary mergers of the state’s 119 school districts
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ACSD board to decide on Bridport, Shoreham school partnership
The ACSD board is scheduled to vote on a proposal to serve the K-5 populations of both Bridport and Shoreham at Bridport Central School, starting in the fall…
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Ripton school could be reacquired by town
The ACSD board will vote on whether to initiate an official closure for RES. If successful, that process would allow the town to buy back the building for…
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MAUSD sets ed delivery options for further study
The school board will evaluate several scenarios: keeping all schools open, operating two elementary schools and a regional middle/high school and operating a regional middle/high school and two…
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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”…
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MUHS honor roll for Q4
Middlebury Union High School has released its honor roll for the final quarter of the 2024-25 academic year.
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Tari Shattuck education grants & awards announced
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.
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MAUSD mulls next steps after new ed bill
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…
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Starksboro preschool celebrates 50 years
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…
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School collaboration talks ramp up
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…
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Beloved preschool treasurer exits after 43 years
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…
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Middlebury language schools begin
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…
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Legislative Review: H.454 passed but not a done deal
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…