Editorial: Scott backs off forced merger

Editorial: Scott backs off forced merger

Gov. Scott on Tuesday did what he should have done weeks ago: back off his insistence on mandating school consolidation. Once he did, legislators and members of Scott’s administration could work together to craft legislation to take a major step forward on a school reform package that Vermonters can support. As we wrote last week in this column, better to declare victory and move on to other matters, rather than drawing a firm line in the sand i…