1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1063+ words) When 17-year-old Darius Niyonkuru from Rwanda first heard he was accepted into an international exchange program and was coming to the U.S. for three weeks, he almost didn’t believe it. It wasn’t until he received his visa that he realized his…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (512+ words) This commentary is by Nina Antin, who is the parent of a Long Trail School student. They divide their time between Manchester and a farm on the Arlington border with White Creek, New York. Vermont’s new education law, H.955 — which…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (821+ words) MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate abandoned a bill that would have barred a list of chemical additives from the food and drinks served in schools after two of the state’s largest school districts told lawmakers they were opposed to the proposal....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (882+ words) Tucked into this year’s miscellaneous tax bill, H.933, is language that would opt Vermont into a new federal school choice tax credit program established last year under Congress’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. At first glance, that decision might appear…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (702+ words) Vermont State University union leaders are raising alarms over faculty and staff attrition at the institution, and in a letter to university leadership said that they’ve “borne the brunt” of financial cuts while compensation of upper-level management has grown. Data…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (903+ words) Last year, the Winooski School District became the first in the state to enact a “sanctuary school” policy protecting students and families from federal immigration enforcement actions. Lawmakers have since taken notice. S.227, considered by House Education Committee members Tuesday,…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (998+ words) The University of Vermont is asking legislators for $15 million from a statewide student financial aid fund so the school can put it toward a long-planned campus sports complex instead. While Gov. Phil Scott supports the proposal, it has gotten a…...