schools
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USDA stops funding for schools buying local food
The U.S. Department of Agriculture this month canceled two programs supporting the purchase and distribution of local food, including an initiative that provided funding for Vermont school districts…
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Area educators get $16,480 in program funding from ACEEF
The Addison Central Educational Endowment Fund this fall doled out funds to schools in Addison Central School District for programs that are innovative and beyond the scope of…
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New York educator with Vermont ties to lead ACSD
The Addison Central School District on Monday hired Wendy Baker to be its new superintendent beginning next July.
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Letter to the editor: Our schools instill Vermont values
On February 2, 1936, exactly 45 years to the day before I was born, one of baseball’s greatest pitchers, Christy Matthewson, was officially voted into the inaugural class…
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Schools seeking workers: paras, subs & janitors in short supply
Public schools across Addison County have been hit by the same worker shortage that has affected most other Vermont employers. All local school districts are having difficulty hiring…
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ACSD sets 2022 school bus routes for Middlebury-area towns plus Granville & Hancock
Look up the bus routes your child will take to school this fall.
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In light of new state policy, local schools reconsidering masks
After Gov. Scott recommended lifting school masking recommendations, some Addison County schools are making tentative plans to do so.
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ANWSD/MAUSD merger committee in no hurry to discuss school closure policy
The group discussing the merger of Vergennes- and Bristol-area schools is not ready to commit to local control of elementary schools.
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Ripton’s request for school services gets tougher
RIPTON — With the town of Ripton essentially home-free in its bid to separate from the Addison Central School District (see vote story), the tiny town now faces…
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Addison to revote on ANWSD withdrawal
ADDISON — Addison residents have successfully petitioned for a revote on whether the town should leave the Addison Northwest School District.A petition containing 135 signatures, not all of…
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Schools seeing uptick in absenteeism
ADDISON COUNTY — There were more empty desks than usual in county classrooms after this past week’s Thanksgiving break. School officials said there were two reasons for what…
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Local schools forgo post-Thanksgiving interrogations
Editor’s note: This story first appeared in Monday’s Addison Independent newsletter and was updated Wednesday morning for the print edition. ADDISON COUNTY — Though the Vermont Agency of…
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Vt. physicians: Prioritize our communities and protect schools
The American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter, Vermont Academy of Family Physicians and Vermont Medical Society join Governor Scott and the Vermont Department of Health in calling on Vermonters…
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An easy-to-read map of COVID cases in schools
As in-person instruction goes on at area schools despite a raging pandemic, Vermont is tracking COVID cases among K-12 students and teachers. But the state’s data, provided in…
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Schools receive OK to ramp up services
ADDISON COUNTY — Tuesday’s announcement by Secretary of Education Daniel French that Vermont schools would move on Saturday into Step 3 of their pandemic reopening will not necessarily…
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ACSD unveils list of back-to-school rules
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury-area parents have been looking ahead to the start of school on Sept. 8 with a mixture of anticipation and trepidation. Returning to campus will represent…