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.
Stowe schools get final green light to strike out on their own
Tag: State Board of Education
Covid closed Vermont schools hundreds of times last year. How did that affect kids?
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.
Berlin man sentenced to at least 7 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor
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.
Cheryl Charles: Don’t make it any harder to split up school districts
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.
Rule-making for special ed in independent schools raises concerns over discrimination, finances
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.
Having gained independence, Ripton now considers re-merging
The Vermont State Board of Education is sending towns thinking about exiting unified school districts a message: You may truly be on your own.
State board questions Dan French over Kurn Hattin review
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.
John Carroll, chair of the State Board of Education, to step down next month
More change is coming to the State Board of Education.
State Board of Education orders 3 districts to pay tuition at religious schools
The board’s decision was not entirely unexpected, given recent court rulings at the state and national levels.
Legislature’s social equity caucus pans Scott’s Board of Ed appointments
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.
With two new appointments, Scott remakes the State Board of Education
Once Tom Lovett and Lyle Jepson are confirmed, the Republican governor will have picked every person on the 11-member board.
State education agency will review troubled Kurn Hattin Homes for Children
Review was delayed by a back-and-forth between the State Board of Education and the Vermont Agency of Education, but should start soon.
State board punts Kurn Hattin probe to ed agency
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.
State board defers decision on reviewing troubled Kurn Hattin Homes
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.
