
The Vermont Board of Education voted to allow Stowe to create its own school district, capping a yearslong campaign to withdraw from the district it shares with two neighboring towns.
The Vermont Board of Education voted to allow Stowe to create its own school district, capping a yearslong campaign to withdraw from the district it shares with two neighboring towns.
Data provided by the Agency of Education shows that Vermont schools cumulatively spent about 320 school days closed, or missing at least half their kids, during the 2021-22 school year.
Perry Thompson, 49, was arrested nearly seven years ago at the state Agency of Education’s central office, where he worked at the time as an administrative assistant to the agency secretary and to the State Board of Education.
The State Board of Education has ignored the votes of the citizens, ignored the results of the study committees, and imposed significant barriers at every step.
Members of the public, and at least one member of the state Board of Education, are concerned that new rules being drafted could open the door for independent schools to discriminate when enrolling students.
The Vermont State Board of Education is sending towns thinking about exiting unified school districts a message: You may truly be on your own.
Members of the State Board of Education sharply questioned the secretary of education about his agency’s handling of a recent investigation into Kurn Hattin Homes for Children.
More change is coming to the State Board of Education.
The board’s decision was not entirely unexpected, given recent court rulings at the state and national levels.
Lawmakers said it was “disappointing to see yet two more white men appointed to a Board already lacking in diverse membership.” A spokesperson for the governor defended the nominees — and the appointment process.
Once Tom Lovett and Lyle Jepson are confirmed, the Republican governor will have picked every person on the 11-member board.
Review was delayed by a back-and-forth between the State Board of Education and the Vermont Agency of Education, but should start soon.
The board says it does not have the 'legal authority' to conduct a review. An Agency of Education spokesperson says it is considering its next steps.
Kurn Hattin officials have acknowledged that abuse took place at the school many decades ago, and in July even announced they would launch their own investigation into the matter. But survivors and their attorneys argue the school has not truly accepted responsibility for its failings, and is ignoring much more recent incidents of abuse.