Proposed education overhaul winding through Legislature
Under the golden dome of the Statehouse, legislators are working to craft an education reform bill. Current options would overhaul the state’s existing system. Wikipedia photo
MONTPELIER- An education reform bill recently passed in the House and sent to the Senate would drastically change the way Vermont delivers education.
In its current form, H.454 would consolidate local school districts in to larger regional districts, consolidate schools (with exceptions for geographically isolated schools), eliminate local school boards by centralizing district governance, and eliminate school choice as currently practiced.
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