Lawmakers Send Sweeping Education Transformation Plan to Gov. Phill Scott

Sweeping education reform bill passes through the Legislature

A sweeping education reform bill, H.454, has passed through both chambers of the state Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott is expected to sign it.

Lawmakers send sweeping education transformation plan to Gov. Phill Scott

The bill, which is headed to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk, would create new school districts and implement a foundation formula starting in the 2028-29 school year.

Education transformation bill passes legislature

Legislature Passes Education Reform Package

Late Monday, the Vermont Legislature approved legislation that will introduce sweeping changes to Vermont’s education system - revamping governance, the funding formula, property tax calculations, what independent schools can receive public tuition, and more.

Students benefitting from Education Transformation Agenda

Students have started to benefit from the groundwork in advancing the Education Transformation Agenda. Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw says this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination (BSSEE) results are evidence that initiatives being introduced as part of the transformation agenda are working. She says that in 2016 the national mean in English was 67.92 per cent compared to 72.5 per cent this year. And in Mat…