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 of 2026.

RNESU piloting limited pre-K voucher lottery

BRANDON — The RNESU is piloting a preK Voucher Lottery for 5 children during the 2021-2022 school year. This is a one-year tuition subsidy for preK in an approved center outside of the district’s eight towns.According to Supt. Jeanne Collins, any child at … (read more)

Ways of seeing: Vermont needs pre-school parity

This is part two of four win-win solutions to the current challenges facing our school districts and small rural towns. It is called Pre-School Parity and outlines a simple approach to significant transformation. School districts have begun inviting innov … (read more)

Lawmakers get up-close look at local pre-K

MIDDLEBURY/ORWELL — A group of legislators from several committees last week visited pre-kindergarten programs in Middlebury and Orwell as they explored the current status of universal pre-k in Vermont and possible changes to the law that created it. The … (read more)