Prospective teachers in Vermont must take the standardized Praxis test to get their license. But officials say that, for many applicants, the test is an unfair hurdle.
One school superintendent said the way in which critical race theory has been defined by its opponents leaves schools with the impossible task of “disproving a negative.”
Vermont spends handsomely on its schools, but the distribution of resources is not exactly equal. When regional cost differences are accounted for, the Green Mountain State spends more, on average, per pupil than any other state in the country. But the state also has the second-largest gap in the U.S. between its highest- and lowest-spending school districts.
New CDC guidelines can pave the way for more full-time, in-person instruction for schoolchildren.
Health guidelines will be issued next week, including requiring students and staff having daily temperature checks.
Officials are trying to figure out the best course of action in the face of the coronavirus.
