New school-funding math could hurt local budgets

A new report concludes that Vermont’s decades-old method of calculating equalized pupils doesn’t reflect the state’s current educational conditions, and this is undermining attempts to provide every student with equitable opportunities.

Mt. Abe grad wins prize for her first book

“Cassie Fancher is a young Alice Munro, rendering the streets and back roads of rural New England via fresh, haunting and electrifying images of longing and grief,” said one of the judges.

Bristol Elementary teachers raise concerns about ‘unsafe conditions’

Teachers spoke of incidents in recent days and weeks when “children were hiding and crying in fear and staff members were injured.

Small group discusses MAUSD school issues in Monkton forum

Very few residents showed up to a community school forum last Thursday, and those who did were outnumbered on Zoom by interested onlookers from other towns.

Monkton celebrates its new municipal building

“The best part of this building is … everything,” Monkton Town Clerk Sharon Gomez said during the building’s grand opening on Saturday.

Bristol horse lovers organize celebration

“This is going to be a demo day and an educational showcase,” said Lynda Malzac, a local horse trainer who helped spearhead last year’s Horse Ring rebuilding campaign.

Bristol seeks new town treasurer

The town of Bristol is in need of a few good number crunchers.

MAUSD eyes impact of Lincoln’s leaving

Lincoln residents voted in August to leave the MAUSD, and the town clerks of Bristol, Monkton, New Haven and Starksboro have been notified by the Vermont State Board of Education (VSBE) that they must organize votes in their towns to ratify Lincoln’s exit … (read more)

Afghan student fears for family back home

When Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, Jamila stayed up all night in Bridport, watching the news and talking to her family.

Middlebury College strikes ‘Mead’ from college chapel’s name

Middlebury College has decided to remove the Mead name because the man whose gift established the chapel, Gov. John A. Mead, advocated and promoted eugenics policies in Vermont in the early 1900s.

Schools tackle year two of COVID with hope

ADDISON COUNTY — The start of the school year always sees a mixture of trepidation and excitement. For primary and secondary school students in Addison County, that jumble of fear and exhilaration was intensified this year as both pupils and educators wer … (read more)

Midd grad and her female students flee Afghanistan

As thousands of Afghans desperate to leave the country converged on the airport in Kabul, Middlebury College graduate Shabana Basij-Rasikh stood in front of a furnace at an undisclosed location in the region and fed into its fire a steady diet of paper do … (read more)

School district merger committee delays deadline

The ANWSD-MAUSD Merger Study Committee has given itself eight extra months to complete its work.

Clippings: 1966 series was a labor of love

I’ve become an archive nerd. I know there are some people who will read this and cheer, but for the other 99.9%, I’ll explain. A couple of years ago, in attempt to understand the finer points of various discussions in the Mount Abraham Unified School Dist … (read more)

Middlebury College strikes ‘Mead’ from college chapel’s name

MIDDLEBURY — After “a careful and deliberative process,” Middlebury College has decided to remove the Mead name from Mead Memorial Chapel, because the man whose gift established the chapel, Gov. John A. Mead, class of 1864, advocated and promoted eugenics … (read more)

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