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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"

Education should be overseen by educators, not politicians.

Vermont is facing an affordability crisis, and it is time to rethink our property tax system to ease the financial burden on working residents.

In this powerful conversation, Krista shares why Vermont’s education system favors private schools and why we need a renewed commitment to all students—not just a privileged few.

Chair of Barstow Unified Union School District Board highlights the need for additional guardrails on tuitioning

A letter to the Senate Committee on Committees

The ethics complaint alleges that Scott Beck used his position to pressure two school districts to consider closing their high schools.

Since our founding, Friends of Vermont Public Education has had one clear mission: to ensure that any school receiving public taxpayer funds adheres to the same rules, regulations, and standards established by Vermont law.

The Council of Independent Schools (CIS) monitors private and independent schools in Vermont.

Editor emeritus Emerson Lynn of the St. Albans Messenger notes that Sen President Pro Tem Baruth has a choice to make with the Senate appointments to the redistricting task force. Beck and Bongartz should not be among them.

Public school advocates worried that in the final days of negotiations about transforming how schools are financed and governed in Vermont, private schools got inordinate attention.

July 1 was a difficult day for public education in Vermont. But this fight isn’t over. Friends of Vermont Public Education will keep working to ensure that any school receiving public dollars follows public rules, serves all students, and answers to Vermonters.

The legislation has sparked debate over its impact on independent schools. Critics, such as Friends for Vermont Public Schools, argue these institutions disproportionately influenced the law.