Clippings: 1966 series was a labor of love

I’ve become an archive nerd. I know there are some people who will read this and cheer, but for the other 99.9%, I’ll explain. A couple of years ago, in attempt to understand the finer points of various discussions in the Mount Abraham Unified School District, I created an “Act 46 file.” It contained all of the Act 46 stories, editorials and letters published in the Independent in 2015-16, plus Addison Northeast Supervisory Union Act 46 Study Committee documents, plus some other interesting articles and rep … (read more)

I’ve become an archive nerd.I know there are some people who will read this and cheer, but for the other 99.9%, I’ll explain.A couple of years ago, in attempt to understand the finer points of various discussions in the Mount Abraham Unified School Distri … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Read the entire series here.ADDISON COUNTY — Upon completion of a recen … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Unless otherwise noted, quoted material is reproduced from the original A … (read more)

In an Aug. 12, 1966, article about a forthcoming school vote in New Haven, the Independent summed up the previous 15 months of topsy-turvy school organization discussions in Addison County.The school turmoil erupted more than a year ago (in May 1965) afte … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the fifth story in a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Unless otherwise noted, quoted material is reproduced from the orig … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Unless otherwise noted, quoted material is reproduced from the ori … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Unless noted, quoted material is reproduced from the original Addison Ind … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Unless otherwise noted, quoted material is reproduced from the ori … (read more)

Editor’s note: “We’ve Been Here Before” is a series about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them. Read on to discover the genesis of this series and see below a com … (read more)

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories about the growing pains of Addison County schools in 1965-66 and the Vermont Commissioner of Education’s ambitious plan to address them.ADDISON COUNTY — A month before school started in 1965, Middleb … (read more)