Education
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Vt. schools eyeing cuts to Dept. of Education
When the U.S. Department of Education announced last week that it would fire more than 1,300 (nearly 50%) of its employees, it marked another step in line with…
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MAUSD exploring ‘Portrait of a Learner’
Since the fall of 2024, UP for Learning, a Waterbury nonprofit education transformation organization, has been partnering with Mount Abraham Unified School District on a multi-phase journey to…
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New college dorm nears completion
Crews are nearing the end of constructing a new residence hall at Middlebury College.
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Cost of Middlebury College now over $90K
The Middlebury Board of Trustees last month increased the comprehensive fee for the undergraduate college by 4.5%, bringing the total undergraduate cost of attendance for the upcoming academic…
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Letter to the editor: Ripton supports school as potential closure looms
Is it inevitable that the Ripton Elementary School will close in the near future? Yes. Why? This is due to policy, maneuvering, and circumstance.
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Free spring education series for elders and their families
Elderly Services will be hosting a Community Education Series of five informative presentations this spring on topics of importance to both area elders and their families.
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Letter to the editor: Scott’s ed plan ‘puts finances before student needs’
The journey to equity is important — are we clear about what equity means versus equality? AND, if we agree to provide a “robust” education to “all” students,…
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Letter to the editor: Gov. Scott’s education proposal raises questions
Dear Gov. Scott, after reading your letter in the Opinion section of VT Digger — where you refer to “… quality … equity … efficiency … savings…” as…
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Ripton school fails in bid to attract enough young students
An 11th-hour bid to preserve kindergarten and 1st-grade education at tiny Ripton Elementary School suffered a big setback when ACSD Superintendent Wendy Baker announced that not enough out-of-town…
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Venable-Novak, Makleff & Orzech win ACSD seats
Addison Central School District voters on Tuesday decided a five-person race for three of Middlebury’s seven seats on the ACSD board, choosing Jess Venable-Novak, Ron Makleff and incumbent…
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ACSD plan OK’d in landslide
Buoyed by good news on projected education property tax rates, a majority of Addison County residents supported their local school budgets on Town Meeting Day.
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$35M approved in MAUSD
Voters in the Mount Abraham Unified School District on Town Meeting Day decisively approved a $34,894,443 fiscal year 2026 budget. They voted in favor of the spending plan,…
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ANWSD budget wins big
Residents in the five Addison Northwest School District communities on Tuesday solidly backed a $27.653 million budget proposal to provide education for students in the coming school year.
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Lincoln approves school spending
About halfway through Lincoln’s town meeting Monday night, the gathering recessed to hold the Lincoln School District annual meeting.
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MAUSD eyes student support
The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board late last month got a chance to hear from some of the district’s principals about the systems and resources in place…
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Presidential Scholars honored
The Vermont Agency of Education announced Vermont’s Presidential Scholar recipients and honorable mentions for the 2024–2025 school year in a recognition ceremony at the Vermont State House on…