Vermont Agency of Education Archives - VTDigger

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Vermont’s new education law signals an end to state funding for religious schools

by Corey McDonald August 20, 2025, 6:18 pmSeptember 8, 2025, 4:33 pm

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‘We can’t wait’: Vermont school districts seek guidance from new education law as school construction needs compound

by Corey McDonald August 8, 2025, 4:20 pmAugust 8, 2025, 4:21 pm

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Trump administration releases remainder of withheld federal funds for Vermont school districts

by Corey McDonald July 28, 2025, 5:02 pmJuly 28, 2025, 5:02 pm

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Independent schools weigh the impact of Vermont’s new education reform law

by Greta Solsaa and Corey McDonald July 22, 2025, 3:24 pmJuly 23, 2025, 5:40 pm

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Trump administration partially lifts funding freeze, sends $6.5 million to Vermont schools for afterschool programs

by Corey McDonald July 21, 2025, 6:01 pmJuly 21, 2025, 6:02 pm

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Vermont Agency of Education announces hiring freeze amid federal funding pause

by Corey McDonald July 17, 2025, 5:32 pmJuly 17, 2025, 5:32 pm

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School districts and adult learning centers are feeling the impacts of the Trump administration’s funding pause

by Corey McDonald July 10, 2025, 8:39 pmJuly 15, 2025, 9:13 am

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Vermont just became the latest state to ban cellphones in the classroom. What does that mean for schools?

by Habib Sabet July 2, 2025, 6:55 am

A student in a red shirt raises their hand in a classroom while others work at their desks.

Gov. Phil Scott has signed Vermont’s education bill into law. Here’s what happens next.

by Corey McDonald July 1, 2025, 3:46 pmJuly 2, 2025, 9:23 am

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Winooski teachers’ union calls for removal of high school principal, citing no-confidence vote

by Auditi Guha May 23, 2025, 4:05 pmMay 23, 2025, 4:05 pm

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At Winooski forum, education reform, immigration and taxes on residents’ minds

by Auditi Guha May 20, 2025, 5:41 pmMay 20, 2025, 5:53 pm

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Dana Kaplan: It isn’t ‘rhetoric.’ It’s real.

by Opinion May 7, 2025, 9:29 amMay 7, 2025, 9:29 am

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Zoie Saunders tells feds Vermont schools will continue DEI

by Ethan Weinstein April 15, 2025, 3:27 pmApril 16, 2025, 6:50 am

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Cashel Higgins: Give students a seat at the table

by Opinion April 14, 2025, 7:01 am