Vermont Legislature Passes S.287; Sends it to Governor to Sign

VPR Sets the Stage for S.287

Vermont House Passed S.287; CVTSE Thanks Speaker for Her Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, April 28, 2022 Contact: Marc Schauber, Executive Director802-780-0266 / marc@cvtse.org STATEMENT BY THE COALITION FOR VERMONT STUDENT EQUITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON THE VERMONT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSING S.287 Today the Coalition for Vermont Student Equity issued the following statement in response to the House passing S.287, the equitable education funding bill, on …

A view behind the curtain: A Letter to House Ways and Means

Below is an email from the Executive Director of CVTSE to Representative Emilie Kornheiser (Brattleboro) and the House Ways and Means Committee that “… is the best and most compelling executive summary prepared to date by the Coalition.” Ted Plemenos, Director of Finance, Rutland City Public Schools From: Marc Bernard Schauber (CVTSE)Date: Mon, Apr 11, 2022 …

Happy 25th Birthday, Brigham Decision!

The VT Supreme Court’s Brigham v. State ed equity decision was handed down 25 years ago. In the unanimous ruling, the court said that “Accordingly, we conclude that the current system, which concededly denies equal educational opportunities, is constitutionally deficient.” Because of this landmark decision, VT now treats all of our children’s ed funding as …

VT School Boards Association to Senate Education: ELL should Remain a Weight

TO: Senate Education CommitteeFROM: Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards AssociationRE: English Language Learners Categorical Aid ProgramDATE: January 20, 2022 Thank you for the opportunity to provide the Committee with VSBA’s position on theproposal to change the funding mechanism for English Language Learners (ELL) frompupil weighting to categorical aid. VSBA does not support this …

Superintendent Flanagan to Legislators: “…the community is watching closely.”

Vermont’s most diverse schools deserve predictable, equitable education funding. Not unreliable grants. Thank you, Superintendent Flanagan, for standing up for your multilingual learners. #fixTheFormula #Vtpoli #Vted #equity #AcknowledgeHarm

Social Equity Caucus Letter to Legislators: Treat English Language Learners (ELL) Equitably

Vermont Social Equity Caucus Calls on Committees of Jurisdiction to Reflect True Educational Equity in Funding Formula for English Language Learners  January 25, 2022  To House and Senate Leadership, the Chairs of the House and Senate Committees on Education, and the Chairs of the House Committee on Ways & Means and the Senate Committee on …

A Quarter Century of Harm Cannot be Ignored

As the legislature takes up the critical issue of equity in school funding, it’s important that the harm that has been caused to VT districts is acknowledged. #FixTheFormula #Vtpoli #Equity #AcknowledgeHarm #Vted