Education

A group of locals has been working on a museum-style exhibit about the Holocaust for the better part of a year. From left: Darrell English, Kathleen Banks Nutter, Susan Neuman, and James Dassatti. Photo by Lauren Harkawik

Amid rising tide of hate, a reminder of a horrific history

Local group puts together extensive program on Holocaust remembrance
WHITINGHAM - On Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13, the public will have an opportunity to learn about the Holocaust at an in-person exhibit unlike many others that have been displayed locally. The...

Property boom drives down CLA, drives up town reappraisals

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Vermont Department of Taxes’ recent release of the 2022 equalization study indicating that the common level of appraisal in most Vermont towns will fall significantly has left many Vermonters dreading huge tax increases in 2023.
The equalization study, conducted by...

Sen. Bernie Sanders Photo: Joseph Sohm

Health care costs to be a top topic, says Sanders

WASHINGTON, DC- Sen. Bernie Sanders told Vermonters that he expects to be named chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and laid out his priorities for the committee’s work in the next session.
Sanders met with constituents in a virtual Town Meeting Tuesday...

Burr and Burton Academy no longer offering driver education courses

By Amelia Nick
WARDSBORO- On Monday, the River Valleys Unified School District held their final board meeting before the start of the 2022-2023 school year. They briefly discussed a letter from Burr and Burton Academy, a transportation request, and finalized staffing approvals for the...

Early dismissal on Wednesdays to start next year

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Last week many parents of students attending Windham Southwest Supervisory Union schools were surprised by an email or robocall announcing a change in the weekly school calendar. Starting the first week of school next year, student will be released from school at 12:45 pm every...

Readsboro will vote on school choice for middle school grades

READSBORO- School Board members may warn a special Town Meeting to vote on school choice for seventh and eighth grades at their next regular meeting, following a discussion with parents and voters Monday evening.
Although the board planned to wait until early June to warn the vote, school...

Student activists hold panel on racism in public schools

VERMONT - On Thursday, the Vermont Student Anti-Racism Network held an Equity in Education conference over Zoom. Student and teacher panelists answered questions on advancing racial equity in the public education system.
Within Vermont, acts and accusations of racism in public schools have...

Supreme Court ignored systemic disparities in education lawsuit, say attorneys

WHITINGHAM - At the Whitingham Selectboard’s regular meeting on Wednesday, April 6, attorneys Adam Waite and James Valente met with the board to discuss the Vermont Supreme Court’s ruling in the town’s education funding lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed by Valente on behalf of the town of...

Vermont Supreme Court upholds lower court's summary judgment in Whitingham education funding suit

MONTPELIER- The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a decision by Windham Superior Court Judge Katherine Hayes that essentially dismissed Whitingham’s education funding lawsuit.
Boyd, et al. v. state of Vermont was originally filed by attorney James Valente in 2017 on behalf of three...

Sen. Education Committee members discussing weighting with UVM Professor Tammy Kolbe File photo

Senate’s draft bill transforms pupil weighting formula

MONTPELIER- The Senate Finance Committee released a 33-page draft pupil weighting bill last week, and this week the Senate Education Committee released their recommendation for funding English language learners.
Sen. Ruth Hardy, who authored the draft bill with Legislative Counsel Jim...