Supporting schools, rejecting austerity
Vermont voters overwhelmingly rejected Gov. Phil Scott’s call to slash education spending, as 91 percent of school budgets were approved on Town Meeting Day. We discuss the politics of school budgets in Vermont, the impact of education cutbacks, the controversy around independent schools, and future of school district mergers.
Nicole Mace & Jeff Francis, Executive Director, Vermont School Boards Association; Executive Director, Vermont Superintendents Association, respectively
