No one is suggesting that Vermont shouldn’t invest in improving literacy and numeracy, but we do need to modify our perspective on making blanket comparisons to other states.

US Department of Education's History Rocks! tour visits United Christian Academy

There is a path forward that has the potential to satisfy these tuitioning towns while simultaneously strengthening public education: H.813

In the last 30 years, Vermont has created a public school system where a small minority of towns get to choose to have their private school education publicly funded. The majority of Vermonters do not.

If you recently read Secretary Saunders' opinion piece It’s Not All About Taxes [Stupid] you too may be wondering, “What?”

The Secretary is in a difficult position because she is compelled by state statute to promote a flawed plan.

Our state's voucher system is the elephant in the room of education reform. Redistricting cannot happen without reforming our tuitioning system.

Responding to a VT Digger Letter, John Walters notes that "Burr & Burton is one of the most coddled, protected, politically insulated institutions in the state of Vermont"