Scott administration unveils big education reform plan

State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s 52 school districts to just 5 and a new funding formula.

After rejecting two budget proposals, Vergennes-area residents on Tuesday will again make a decision on proposed school spending for the 2024-2025 school year.

The good news for Addison County and Vermont property owners is that the value of their real estate has increased in recent years.

Since June, a task force of eight Vermont lawmakers has been mulling one big question: How can the state’s school funding system be made fairer?

As a clarification to an editorial written this past Monday, the expectation for small schools to be able to have control over whether they will be able to remain open is that current fundamentals would have to change. At the district level, some of the r … (read more)