County schools left wondering if promised federal funds will come

Local schools are wary of how the Trump Administration’s decision to withhold anticipated federal funding from Vermont school districts could affect the services those learning communities provide.

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.

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?

The Mount Abraham Unified School District has wrapped up a months-long effort to collectively envision the future of education in the learning community.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District and its teachers’ union have settled on a new contract for professional staff that includes salary increases of 9%, 6.25%, 5.50% over the next three years.

A new partnership between the town of Bristol and the local school district’s Expanded Learning Program aims to promote a sense of belonging and civic engagement among local youth.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Program is growing.

The Mount Abraham Unified School Board has directed its committees to prepare options for the future of the school district amid evolving conversations at the state and federal level about potential changes to public education.

The Division II Mount Abraham softball team improved their record to 2-0 with a dramatic 7-6 walk-off victory over defending D-I champion Missisquoi.

A new principal will take the helm of Beeman Elementary School in July. The Mount Abraham Unified School District has hired Stephanie Sumner to succeed Travis Park as the New Haven school’s top administrator.

The Mount Abraham Unified School District Board last week heard from students and school officials about the district’s work with UP for Learning, an educational consultant helping the learning community develop a new strategic plan for the district, incl … (read more)

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 create a “Portrait of a Learner” that will ultimately guide an … (read more)

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, 1,280-596.

Bristol-area voters on Tuesday agreed to allow the Mount Abraham Unified School District to use up to $1.04 million from its Capital Reserve Fund to help pay for replacing Mount Abraham Union High School’s roof.

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 for supporting students.