Vermont
News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Vermont
Personalized Learning
Taking a Hard Look at a Movement
Assistant Managing Editor Kevin Bushweller visited the largest high school in Vermont to see how one of the most ambitious personalized learning laws in the country is changing teaching and learning.
Personalized Learning
Messy, Hectic, and Exciting: A Very Ambitious Statewide Personalized Learning Experiment
Schools in Vermont are making adjustments in curricula, teaching approaches, and school schedules to meet the expectations of a relatively new personalized learning law.
Families & the Community
Parents Square Off Over School Vaccine Rules
States are wrestling with how far to go in requiring parents to vaccinate their school-aged children. The story of one Vermont child helped sway lawmakers there.
Student Well-Being
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Vermont Parents Square Off Over Vaccine Rules for School
Every state requires children to be vaccinated before they attend school, but all states also allow for exemptions. Some states have moved to tighten exemptions, including California, where vaccination rates are now at their highest level in more than 15 years. Vermont has also made it tougher to opt out of vaccines. We spoke to parents there on both sides of the issue - those who feel it’s their right not to vaccinate, and to a mom whose daughter was battling cancer and couldn’t be vaccinated. She needed others around her to have their immunizations against diseases such as measles and chicken pox, to reduce the risk of illness and help protect her.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Betsy DeVos Approves Vermont and Maine ESSA Plans
The latest approvals mean 12 of the 17 state plans submitted so far for Every Student Succeeds Act implementation have been given the federal go-ahead.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Trump Ed. Dept. Critiques ESSA Plans From Arizona, North Dakota, and Vermont
Arizona, North Dakota, and Vermont will have to make changes to their ESSA plans on a range of issues, including accountability, low-performing schools, and more.
States
State of the States: Ariz., Ark., Ga., Idaho, Kan., N.J., N.D., Ore., S.D., Vt., Wash., Wis., Wyo.
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
Science
Keeping it Real: Learning STEM in the Middle of a Lake
A nonprofit in Vermont uses sailing to help schools teach students about STEM.
Every Student Succeeds Act
School Inspections Offer a Diagnostic Look at Quality
Aiming to get beyond just spreadsheets and test scores, Vermont and other states experiment with new ways to scope out schools' strengths and weaknesses.
Assessment
Vermont Questions Price Hike for Common-Core Aligned Alternate Test
The board overseeing Dynamic Learning Maps created a price structure that dramatically raises the cost of the common core-aligned test, which is intended for students with severe cognitive disabilities.
Federal
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"What Young People Would Like to See": Vermont Delegate at the Republican National Convention
Jace Laquerre, 17, a delegate from Vermont to the Republican National Convention, speaks with Education Week reporter Andrew Ujifusa about his views on the presidential election, Donald Trump, and education at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 20, 2016.
Early Childhood
Vermont Now Offers 10 Hours a Week of Free Preschool, for Everyone
In a first for the U.S., Vermont now requires communities to offer 10 hours a week of free preschool to 3- and 4-year-olds.
Families & the Community
Vt. Residents Vote Against Consolidating School Districts (Video)
In a small region of Vermont, a fierce debate raged over consolidating five tiny school districts into one.