Vermont education coverage
VTDigger covers Vermont’s education system from early childhood programs to public and private K–12 schools and higher education institutions.
This page brings together reporting on funding, policy decisions and academic outcomes that affect students, families and communities across the state.
Seeking technical education, schools may be looking inward
Demand for technical education is growing in Vermont at a pace that local career and technical centers can’t yet match.
‘Act 46 all over again’: Gov. Phil Scott signs education reform bill, kick-starting a familiar process for voluntary school mergers
Twenty groups of school districts will start mulling over voluntary mergers come Oct. 15.
Beyond education reform: Here’s a roundup of Vermont’s new school laws
Since the end of the legislative session, Gov. Phil Scott has signed into law bills concerning chronic absenteeism, immigration protocols in schools and pre-kindergarten school choice for Northeast Kingdom residents.
US Education Secretary Linda McMahon tours Essex tech center, prompting protest
Dozens of students and adults protested the controversial leader’s visit to the tech center Tuesday, railing against her dismantling of the federal Education Department.
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Peacham preemptively transferring ownership of its school building to town
“If we didn’t have an elementary school, this would become a town just consigned to second-home owners and retirees,” said resident Morgan Gold in a video recapping the issue.
Vermont Legislature passes landmark education reform without forcing districts to merge
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.
Senate passes education reform bill with voluntary school district mergers after compromise deal
In a significant change of stance, Gov. Phil Scott and his team appeared likely to agree not to push for mandated mergers if lawmakers agreed to accelerate the path to voluntary mergers and a new education funding formula.
Vermont, 24 other states sue Trump’s Education Department over loan caps
The suit claims that the department’s exclusion of certain degree programs, like nursing, will burden the healthcare system.
Middlebury College to grow its role in housing, jobs
Predevelopment continues for nine college-owned lots in Middlebury’s industrial park — lots that could be shovel-ready by next year for businesses looking to plant roots in the shire town.
Parents feel ‘blindsided’ by Washington Central school district’s grade reconfiguration
“I think many of us are concerned about the precedent that it sets, that decisions like this could be made unilaterally, without significant community input at all,” one parent said.
Declining enrollment is driving a $12 million budget deficit at the University of Vermont
The university expects to see a 15% decline in freshman undergraduate students this coming fall compared to last year, and a 7% decrease across all undergraduate grade levels.
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