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 …
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 …
Month: February 2022
Happy 25th Birthday, Brigham Decision!
Posted: February 12, 2022 by mschauber
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 …
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VT School Boards Association to Senate Education: ELL should Remain a Weight
Posted: February 5, 2022 by mschauber
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 …
Category: News