school consolidation
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Starksboro votes to leave MAUSD
More than 200 registered voters turned out at the Robinson Elementary School multipurpose room to vote from the floor on a proposal to exit the Mount Abe school…
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Letter to the editor: Vote ‘yes’ for Robinson Elementary
In just a couple of weeks, Starksboro voters will have the opportunity to weigh in on the future of Robinson Elementary School.
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State hears Lincoln bid to leave the MAUSD
“We still have a lot of work to do on our journey here,” said James Warnock, who along with SCS colleague Paul Forlenza helped represent Lincoln’s interests before…
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Key issue could threaten MAUSD-ANWSD merger
The ANWSD-MAUSD Merger Study Committee gave preliminary approval to an article of agreement that would allow a future merged district to close elementary schools if certain academic and financial…
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Proposed bill raises bar for school district withdrawal
Supporters of efforts by Lincoln and Starksboro to withdraw from the Mount Abraham Unified School District are casting wary eyes on a bill in the Legislature that would…
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Editorial: A rewrite for more consolidation
In the political tussle pitting small schools against districts that want to close them, a newly devised bill, H.727, intentionally works against the effort to preserve Vermont’s smaller…
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Letter to the editor: Former MAUSD worker urges care
All elementary students in MAUSD benefit from the sharing of ideas and expertise among schools. The loss of any one school is a loss to the whole district.
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Starksboro pursues exit from MAUSD
Another Mount Abraham Unified School District community has officially launched a campaign to withdraw from the district.
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Letter to the editor: New rules bad for rural schools
I’ve just heard that members of the House Education Committee are trying to sneak anti-small school rules into a larger bill dealing with union and supervisory school district…
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Letter to the editor: ACSD parents seeks clarity on district vision
Addison Central School District, what is your vision?
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Editorial: Votes demonstrate the populist appeal of self-determination
From an editor’s perspective, the school board elections in Addison Central School District and the decision by the four-member towns of the Mount Abraham Unified School District to…
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Letter to the editor: Togetherness is the best policy
I would like to share my thoughts regarding Lincoln’s petition to withdraw from MAUSD.
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Challengers unseat ACSD incumbents
An Addison Central School District board election firmly rooted in the debate over the future of small rural schools culminated in wins on Tuesday for two outspoken advocates…
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MAUSD towns ratify Lincoln’s withdrawal vote
Members of Save Community Schools are celebrating after an overwhelming affirmation Tuesday of their proposal to withdraw Lincoln from the Mount Abraham Unified School District.
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MAUSD towns to vote on Lincoln exit plan
After a six-month wait, the Lincoln voters who overwhelmingly approved a proposal to withdraw from the Mount Abraham Unified School District are approaching the next hurdle in the…
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Letter to the editor: Doria, McCallum are honest, effective communicators
As parents of young children we are concerned about school consolidations, not just whether they should happen but how they will happen.