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To qualify for federal school improvement funds, a high-poverty Vermont school had to replace its hard-working principal, reports Michael Winerip in the New York Times. The story blames African refugee...
View ArticleVermont: Good results, weak reforms
In ALEC’s Report Card on American Education, Vermont is ranked first in the nation for educating low-income children, but gets a D on its reform policies. Well, maybe Vermont doesn’t need to reform....
View ArticleGood-bye to brownies, hello kale
Vermont public schools have banned brownies, reports Vermont Watchdog. Instead, children will be encouraged to eat fruit shish kebab, kale smoothies and “gluten-free paleo lemon bars.” (Fewer than 1...
View ArticleIdiotae loquere
An eighth-grade Vermont girl studying Latin thought it would be nice if her state had a Latin motto. She wrote to Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning, who introduced a bill proposing “Stella quarta...
View ArticleBest state for teachers: New York
New York is the best state for teachers, according to WalletHub’s analysis. Arizona ranked last. WalletHub analyzed 21 metrics, ranging from teachers’ income growth potential to pupil-teacher ratio to...
View ArticleVaccinate — or homeschool
Vermont is granting fewer exemptions to its mandatory vaccination law, reports Ed Week‘s Lisa Stark on PBS Newshour.
View ArticleVermont teachers try proficiency-based ed
Vermont teachers are trying to figure out how to meet the state’s mandate for Proficiency-Based Education in grades 7 to 12, writes Math Curmudgeon. In the four years since Act 77 passed, teachers have...
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