Gov. Phil Scott (R-Berlin) flagged the public safety crisis and the rise in repeat offenders as one of his main priorities to tackle this session.
We know that the work that we’re describing here is going to be really challenging,” Zoie Saunders, Vermont’s secretary of education, told lawmakers. “I ask you to join us so we can be bold together.”
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping education finance reform plan aimed at right-sizing the state’s school system and making it more affordable.
The Vermont Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a case state lawmakers filed against Gov. Phil Scott and interim Education Secretary Zoie Saunders.
Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing Tuesday on housing policies he hopes to champion during the legislative session.
Scott's plan will eliminate supervisory unions in the state and create five school districts across Vermont. Each will have one school board and one superintendent.
Members of the Scott Administration presented the governor’s Education Transformation proposal to the Vermont House on Wednesday.
The Scott administration is proposing a transition to a foundation formula, a commonly used way of paying for schools that would give more power to the state.
The University of Vermont will celebrate the men's soccer team's NCAA national title with a parade on Sunday in Burlington.
Part of the governor’s plan to make building housing units in Vermont faster and easier will be making the appeal of housing project permits more difficult.
The governor’s package of proposed changes would address the detention of repeat offenders and would repeal the remaining stage of Raise the Age.