Education Week: Vermont

College, K12 Inc. Forge Language-Learning Partnership

Wed, 12 May 2010 00:05:00 -0400

Online foreign-language courses will be offered to high school students via Middlebury College in Vermont.

New Teacher-Evaluation Systems Face Obstacles

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:12:00 -0500

Few districts have tried to connect their systems to professional development, teacher promotion, and compensation.

NCLB Suit Dismissal Stands as Appeals Court Deadlocks

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0400

The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals spent 10 months deliberating on the suit filed by NEA and nine school districts.

States Team for High School Makeover With Eye Toward '21st-Century Skills'

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:01:00 -0500

A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.

New England States Team Up on High Schools

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:12:00 -0500

A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.

Vermont Chief Picked

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:12:00 -0500

The superintendent of the Franklin West Supervisory Union has been named Vermont’s new education commissioner.

Poor Math Scores Posted on Unusual 3-State Exams

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:03:00 -0400

Fewer than a third of students in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont scored proficient or higher in math.

Vermont

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:01:00 -0500

In his annual speech to the legislature, the governor proposed leasing the state lottery, with $25 million of the proceeds going to property-tax relief and $25 million to modernization of school buildings.

Vermont Lawmakers Approve Cost-Containment Measure

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:06:00 -0400

The measure will require residents of high-spending school districts to endorse significant budget increases by means of a separate vote.

Idling Bus Engines Eyed as Pollutants

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:05:00 -0400

Legislators in Vermont look to rein in diesel exhaust from school buses.

Technology High Schools, Property-Tax Cuts Envisioned

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:01:00 -0500

Gov. James H. Douglas launched his third two-year term with an inaugural address last week picturing the Vermont of the near future as a center for environmental engineering. High schools specializing in math, science, and technology would dot the landscape, the Republican governor said.

Lawmakers Study State’s ‘Brain Drain’

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:09:00 -0400

Legislators in Vermont shoved two contentious education issues to the back burner in a session dominated by concern over rising health-care costs. The lawmakers also tweaked the state’s school finance law, as they have done almost every year since it was passed in 1997.

Vermont Elementary Teacher Shot and Killed in Her Classroom

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 00:08:00 -0400

One teacher was killed and another wounded yesterday while they were preparing for the Aug. 30 first day of school at Essex Elementary School in Essex Junction, Vt.

New England to Promote College Readiness

Tue, 02 May 2006 00:05:00 -0400

Worried about the possible shrinkage of their educated workforces in coming decades, the New England states have joined together on a new initiative aimed at preparing more students to tackle college.

Thermostats Drop; Questions Raised

Tue, 14 Feb 2006 00:02:00 -0500

It’s now clear that schools in Vermont have leeway in deciding where to set their thermostats, after some confusion over state policy on just how hot, or cold, a classroom should be.