Press Box Press Releases/Statements 04-28-2022: Statement by the CVTSE Board of Directors on the Vermont House of Representatives Passing S.287 03-25-2022: Statement by the CVTSE Board of Directors on the Vermont Senate Passing S.287 12-14-2021: Statement from CVTSE in Response to a Legislative Proposal on Educational Funding Equity 12-14-2021: Statement from Burlington & Winooski Mayors and City Councils in Response to Pupil Weighting Task Force Recommendations 12-02-2021: Statement from Winooski Superintendent on ‘Discriminatory’ ELL Funding Proposal 11-30-2021: Statement from CVTSE on Panel Discussion hosted by the Coalition, The Future of Equity in Vermont Education 10-11-2021: Statement from CVTSE on Legislative Proposal to Remove English Language Learners from the Pupil Weighting Formula 09-30-2021: Statement from CVTSE: A Coalition of Vermonters Holds Press Conference on School Funding Inequity (PDF) (Video) 08-26-2021: Statement from Vermont League of Cities & Towns to the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors Report (PDF) 08-06-2021: Statement from Winooski Mayor Kristine Lott to the Task Force on the Implementation of the Pupil Weighting Factors (PDF) 04-30-2021: Statement from CVTSE to House Committee on Ways and Means on S.13 (PDF) 04-21-2021: Statement from CVTSE to House Committee on Education on S.13 (PDF) 04-20-2021: Statement from the Rural Economic Development Working Group on S.13 (PDF) 04-14-2021: Statement from the Social Equity Caucus on S.13 (PDF) 03-31-2021: Statement from CVTSE on S.13 and the Inequity Created by Vermont’s Education Funding System (PDF) Press 02-12-2024: Rutland Herald Rutland County school districts talk changes to Act 127 (PDF) 05-23-2022: VermontBiz Governor signs student equity bill into law, four others 05-02-2022: VPR Local education taxes set for major shakeup as legislation in Montpelier moves forward (Audio) 04-29-2022: The Winooski News Bill to Increase Student Equity in Vermont Holds Promise for Winooski Schools 04-28-2022: Deerfield Valley News Weighting bill receives preliminary approval 04-21-2022: VT Digger Key House committee opts to update Vermont’s school funding formula instead of scrapping it 04-21-2022: Seven Days House Committee Advances Education Funding Plan Favored by Burlington, Winooski 04-15-2022: Caledonian Record School Officials Continue Push For New Pupil Weights (PDF) 04-14-2022: Deerfield Valley News CVTSE calls for rejection of cost equity proposal (PDF) 04-13-2022: VT Digger Lawmakers mull competing proposals on how to overhaul school funding 04-13-2022: VPR VPR evening newscast for Wednesday, April 13 03-25-2022: VT Digger Senate gives initial approval to retooling school funding formula 03-09-2022: VT Digger Committee advances bill to upgrade school funding formula 02-17-2022: Deerfield Valley News Senate’s draft bill transforms pupil weighting formula (PDF) 02-03-2022: Deerfield Valley News Committee feels the weight of time (PDF) 12-16-2021: VT Digger Winooski, Burlington officials say planned changes to education spending will underfund English language learners 12-16-2021: Addison County Independent School-funding task force offers lawmakers per-pupil options (PDF) 12-13-2021: VPR News Reporter debrief: Lawmakers release recommendations to overhaul public school funding 12-13-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Two for the money: Task force offers pair of school spending formula options (PDF) 12-10-2021: VT Digger As a task force winds down its work, the debate over fairness in Vermont’s education funding is not over yet 12-02-2021: Deerfield Valley News Education experts weigh in on funding study, task force (PDF) 12-01-2021: Rutland Herald Panel discusses education funding (PDF) 11-17-2021: Seven Days As Legislators Try to Make School Funding Fairer, Some Districts Are Crying Foul 11-10-2021: VT Digger Two years after landmark study, state task force considers overhaul of school funding system 10-31-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Speakers challenge task force to adopt per-pupil weights from University of Vermont study 10-13-2021: Rutland Herald Task force proposes new funding mechanism for English language learners (PDF) 10-12-2021: VT Digger Task force proposes new school funding system for students learning English 09-30-2021: WCAX Vt. coalition pushes for school funding equity 09-30-2021: VPR Evening Newscast for Thursday, Sept. 30 09-16-2021: Deerfield Valley News Education funding reform: The weighting is the hardest part (PDF) 09-09-2021: Bennington Banner Adoption of new per-pupil weighting factors urged in public hearing (PDF) 09-09-2021: Rutland Herald Weighting task force hears from public (PDF) 09-09-2021: WCAX Vt. task force takes public comment on school finance reform 07-22-2021: WCAX Vermont lawmakers to pick up education finance reform efforts this fall 07-11-2021: Info Dig Task force convenes to review education funding 07-09-2021: Rutland Herald Task force convenes to review education funding (PDF) 07-05-2021: VT Digger Education funding task force gets underway 06-29-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Per-pupil weighting task force gets to work, takes first look at potential impact (PDF) 06-25-2021: Bennington Banner Per-pupil weighting task force starts work Tuesday (PDF) 06-10-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Senate fills out per-pupil weighting task force membership (PDF) 06-08-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Reps. Kathleen James, Emilie Kornheiser named to per-pupil weighting task force (PDF) 05-23-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Look Ahead, Vermont: Session winds down, summer homework […] (PDF) 05-21-2021: VT Digger Education finance reform bill headed to the governor’s desk 05-18-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Senate concurs with House on pupil weighting (PDF) 05-18-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Per-pupil weighting factor implementation bill passes Vermont House (PDF) 05-11-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Ways & Means proposal in weighting bill would halt excess spending penalty for FY22-23 (PDF) 04-23-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Per-pupil weighting raises political tensions for key House committees (PDF) 04-21-2021: Seven Days Waiting for Weighting (2nd half of the column) 04-07-2021: Brattleboro Reformer House Education Committee slated to take up per-pupil weighting on Friday (PDF) 03-31-2021: The Newport Daily Express Statement from CVSE on S.13 and the Inequity Created by Vermont’s Education Funding System 03-18-2021: VPR Reporter Debrief: Lawmakers Consider Altering How Vt. Distributes $1.8 Billion In Education Funds 03-10-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Senate ed panel proposes task force to address per-pupil weighting by Jan. ’22 (PDF) 03-10-2021: Bennington Banner Senate ed panel OKs ‘implementation plan’ for per-pupil weighting (PDF) 02-28-2021: VT Digger Vermont is due for a school finance overhaul, but the pandemic will delay it 02-28-2021: VPR Education Reformers Say Vt.’s Funding System Is ‘Weighted’ Against Disadvantaged Students (Audio) 02-18-2021: Deerfield Valley News Legislators, school officials pitch education funding changes (PDF) 02-17-2021: Eagle Times Bill proposes changes to education spending (PDF) 02-16-2021: Caledonian Record State Legislators, Education Officials Continue Weighting Study Work 02-15-2021: WCAX Lawmakers look to make education more equitable for Vt. students 02-16-2021: Rutland Herald Bill proposes changes to education spending (PDF) 01-27-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Education Committee takes up per-pupil weighting factor reform (PDF) 01-26-2021: Brattleboro Reformer House Education Committee takes up bill changing pupil weighting formula (PDF) 02-06-2020: VT Digger High-need districts lobby lawmakers for education funding changes OpEd / Letters to Editors (* Written by Coalition members) 04-18-2024: *Times Argus Jean Waltz: Education funding reform (PDF) 04-16-2024: *Brattleboro Reformer Marc Schauber: Act 127 was overdue and is good law (PDF) 02-20-2024: Rutland Herald Brooke Olsen-Farrell: Act 127 (PDF) 01-06-2024: *VT Digger Marc Bernard Schauber: Stop throwing Act 127 under the bus 01-31-2024: *Rutland Herald Ted Plemenos: Act 127 complicated (PDF) 05-03-2022: Brattleboro Reformer Partridge | Notes from Montpelier: The weighting study passes the House (PDF) 04-15-2022: *VT Digger Martine Larocque Gulick: House on verge of undoing funding solution for schools 12-16-2021: *Stowe Reporter Vermont needs to fix inequities in school funding (PDF) 12-13-2021: VT Digger David Kelley: How our classrooms are being cheated 11-11-2021: *VT Digger Marc Schauber: Vermont’s formula has hurt school districts for 20 years 11-05-2021: *VT Digger Kendra Sowers et al: School task force ignores the solutions right in front of it 11-02-2021: *Brattleboro Reformer Marc Schauber: More public input needed on pupil weighting proposal (PDF) 11-02-2021: *Caledonian Record Coalition For Vermont Student Equity: Task Force On Pupil Weighting Falling Short (PDF) 10-11-2021: VermontBiz Waltz: Use data to weigh school spending 09-22-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Peter “Fish” Case: A ‘weighty’ issue simplified: children need to be educated in an equitable manner (PDF) 09-16-2021: *Deerfield Valley News Douglas Korb: Don’t be swayed by the categorical aid argument (PDF) 09-15-2021: *Rutland Herald Korb: Need a better fix (PDF) 08-10-2021: *Bennington Banner Patti Kemp: Time to reform per-pupil weights (PDF) 07-12-2021: *Caledonian Record Education Finance in Vermont – Marc B. Schauber (PDF) 07-09-2021: *Brattleboro Reformer Education equity benefits everyone (PDF) 07-02-2021: *North Avenue News Burlington School Commissioner’s Corner (PDF) 06-30-2021: *VT Digger MacArthur & Korb: Vermont needs to correct its formula for school funding 06-30-2021: *Bennington Banner School funding review is long overdue 06-29-2021: *VermontBiz Opinion: Vermont schools have an equity distribution problem 06-11-2021: VT Digger Rep. Katherine Sims: An important step towards equity for all kids 03-17-2021: *The Commons Weights and measures (PDF) 03-15-2021: *VT Digger 29 school board members: Fairness in school funding can’t wait 03-13-2021: *Rutland Herald Notte et al: Equity can’t wait (PDF) 03-12-2021: *Brattleboro Reformer School funding equity can’t wait! (PDF) 03-11-2021: *VermontBiz Opinion: School equity can’t wait! 03-08-2021: *VT Digger Marc Schauber: Correcting pupil weights cannot wait; it’s been 20 years 02-22-2021: Brattleboro Reformer Sibilia: Fixing Vermont’s unjust school funding system (PDF) 08-19-2020: Brattleboro Reformer Laura Sibilia and Katherine Sims: Change school funding formula or children will continue to suffer
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