{"id":541034,"date":"2023-05-31T15:17:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?page_id=541034"},"modified":"2025-06-26T11:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T15:12:30","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"541034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630966\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-montpelier tag-vtdigger-community-news-sharing-project tag-vermont-division-for-historic-preservation category-central-vermont category-education category-regional category-washington-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/montpeliers-new-school-expands-space-for-students-with-complex-needs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Montpelier&#8217;s New School expands space for students with complex needs\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-706x530.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/montpeliers-new-school-expands-space-for-students-with-complex-needs\/new-school-montpelier\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"new-school-montpelier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Construction on the New School of Montpelier&#8217;s newly acquired Bishop-Hatch Hall on the former campus of the Vermont College of Fine Arts is expected to be done in 2026. Photo by Cassandra Hemenway\/The Bridge&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/new-school-montpelier-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/montpeliers-new-school-expands-space-for-students-with-complex-needs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Montpelier&#8217;s New School expands space for students with complex needs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The purchase and renovation of multiple buildings on the college green will allow the school to expand enrollment, the school&#8217;s executive director said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/the-montpelier-bridge\/\">The Montpelier Bridge<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T18:56:04-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 6:56 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:18:51-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 9:18 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630936\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-alliance-defending-freedom tag-geoffrey-crawford tag-mid-vermont-christian tag-vermont-principals-association category-education category-regional category-southern-vermont category-windsor-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/vermont-christian-school-that-forfeited-game-over-transgender-player-wins-appeal-to-rejoin-state-athletics\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mid-Vermont-Christian.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont Christian school that forfeited game over transgender player wins appeal to rejoin state athletics\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"538602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/mid-vermont-christian\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mid-Vermont-Christian.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"749,500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Valley News - James M. Patterson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Long Trail fans cheer after a basket by their team during the Vermont Div. IV semifinal with Mid Vermont Christian at the Barre Auditorium in Barre, Vt., on Monday, March 6, 2023. Some fans waved pride flags and wore transgender flags after the Mid Vermont Christian girls basketball team forfeited a game with the Mountain Lions last week and withdrew from the tournament rather than play a team with a transgender athlete. Mid Vermont won 47-46. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1678134743&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright \\u00a92023 Valley News, All Rights Reserved?&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;190&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mid-Vermont-Christian\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Long Trail fans cheer after a basket by their team during the Vermont Div. IV semifinal with Mid Vermont Christian at the Barre Auditorium in Barre, Vt., on Monday, March 6, 2023. Some fans waved pride flags and wore transgender flags after the Mid Vermont Christian girls basketball team forfeited a game with the Mountain Lions last week and withdrew from the tournament rather than play a team with a transgender athlete. Mid Vermont won 47-46. (Valley News &#8211; James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mid-Vermont-Christian.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mid-Vermont-Christian.jpeg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/09\/vermont-christian-school-that-forfeited-game-over-transgender-player-wins-appeal-to-rejoin-state-athletics\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont Christian school that forfeited game over transgender player wins appeal to rejoin state athletics<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mid Vermont Christian School sued the state and Vermont Principals\u2019 Association after it was barred from participating in state sports following its refusal to compete against a transgender athlete.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/corey-mcdonald\/\">Corey McDonald<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-09T15:21:06-04:00\">September 9, 2025, 3:21 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-10T09:38:10-04:00\">September 10, 2025, 9:38 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_68c219eb142ff'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/6614979\/newspack-category-page-inline-1-6467d3kjp3rit --><div id='div-gpt-ad-68c219eb142ff-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"541034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630839\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-darren-mcintrye tag-montpelier-police-department tag-vermont-council-of-special-education-administrators category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/08\/former-director-of-the-vermont-council-of-special-education-administrators-charged-with-embezzling-funds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Former director of the Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators charged with embezzling funds\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"561965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/montpelier-police-cruiser\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Montpelier-Police-Cruiser\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A Montpelier police cruiser on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A Montpelier police cruiser on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. Photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Montpelier-Police-Cruiser-1200x799.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/08\/former-director-of-the-vermont-council-of-special-education-administrators-charged-with-embezzling-funds\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Former director of the Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators charged with embezzling funds<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Darren McIntyre served as head of the organization for two years. The Montpelier Police Department said in a press release he embezzled more than $76,000 over that time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/corey-mcdonald\/\">Corey McDonald<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-08T14:04:39-04:00\">September 8, 2025, 2:04 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-08T16:37:28-04:00\">September 8, 2025, 4:37 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630674\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-champlain-valley-school-district tag-education-reform tag-vtdigger-community-news-sharing-project tag-williston category-champlain-valley category-chittenden-county category-education category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/04\/champlain-valley-school-leaders-outline-13-million-bond-proposal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school-800x600.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Champlain Valley school leaders outline $13 million bond proposal\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/04\/champlain-valley-school-leaders-outline-13-million-bond-proposal\/williston-central-school\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1129,688\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"williston-central-school\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;$1.4 million of a proposed $13 million bond would fund replacing the gymnasium floor at Williston Central School along with other maintenance projects. File photo courtesy of the Williston Observer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school-300x183.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/williston-central-school.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/04\/champlain-valley-school-leaders-outline-13-million-bond-proposal\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Champlain Valley school leaders outline $13 million bond proposal<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the Vermont Legislature considering wholesale change to the public education sector, \u201cthis may be our last chance in the next 4 to 5 years to have a level service budget,\u201d a district officer said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/williston-observer\/\">Williston Observer<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-04T16:32:46-04:00\">September 4, 2025, 4:32 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-04T16:48:39-04:00\">September 4, 2025, 4:48 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e4e9ff\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow 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The students participating in the school\\u2019s Education Children Outside program. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1698171551&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;145&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;outdoor-school-5 20231024&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"outdoor-school-5 20231024\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;slug: outdoor school&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Fifth and sixth graders return to the Moretown Elementary School after having spent a weekly afternoon in a classroom in the woods on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The students participating in the school\u2019s Education Children Outside program. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fifth and sixth graders return to the Moretown Elementary School after having spent a weekly afternoon in a classroom in the woods on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. The students participating in the school\u2019s Education Children Outside program. 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Photo by Ethan Weinstein\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Zoie Saunders will become Vermont\u2019s new secretary of education on April 15, 2024. Photo by Ethan Weinstein\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" alt=\"A woman delivers a speech at a podium with microphones while another woman watches on, with portraits and an american flag in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-574974\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-1568x1176.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_2788-706x530.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1666\" data-attachment-id=\"580489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/abenaki-talk-uvm-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1666\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A crowd fills Livak Ballroom at the University of Vermont for a talk about Abenaki identity on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A crowd fills Livak Ballroom at the University of Vermont for a talk about Abenaki identity on Thursday, April 25, 2024. Photo by Natalie Williams\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-1200x800.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5.jpg\" alt=\"A large crowd sitting in chairs looking at a presentation.\" class=\"wp-image-580489\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-125x83.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Abenaki-Talk-UVM-5-706x470.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"541034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630607\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-johnson tag-vermont-state-university category-central-vermont category-education category-lamoille-county category-regional type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/03\/vermont-state-university-johnson-announce-partnership-to-relocate-town-services-onto-the-schools-campus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont State University, Johnson announce partnership to relocate town services onto the school&#8217;s campus\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"585382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Johnson campus of Vermont State University in Johnson on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1719432840&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;vsu-johnson-1 20240626&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vsu-johnson-1 20240626\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Johnson campus of Vermont State University in Johnson on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/vsu-johnson-1-20240626-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/09\/03\/vermont-state-university-johnson-announce-partnership-to-relocate-town-services-onto-the-schools-campus\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Vermont State University, Johnson announce partnership to relocate town services onto the school&#8217;s campus<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;We have the opportunity to create something here that&#8217;s a new model for how college campuses or other facilities in their communities can more purposefully work together,&#8221; said David Bergh, president of Vermont State University.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/corey-mcdonald\/\">Corey McDonald<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-09-03T17:57:14-04:00\">September 3, 2025, 5:57 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-09-04T11:14:19-04:00\">September 4, 2025, 11:14 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630391\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bennington-college tag-laura-walker category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/29\/bennington-college-president-will-step-down-at-end-of-fall-term\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bennington College president will step down at end of fall term\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/50610217693_d6176de253_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1603289722&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"50610217693_d6176de253_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bennington College President Laura Walker. Courtesy of Bennington College.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/50610217693_d6176de253_o-1200x800.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/29\/bennington-college-president-will-step-down-at-end-of-fall-term\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bennington College president will step down at end of fall term<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The college\u2019s president since 2020, Laura Walker will serve as a strategic adviser to the school\u2019s board of trustees, its chair said in an email to faculty, staff and students.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/corey-mcdonald\/\">Corey McDonald<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-29T15:37:09-04:00\">August 29, 2025, 3:37 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-29T15:37:15-04:00\">August 29, 2025, 3:37 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-wp-block-newspack-ads-blocks-ad-unit alignnone\" style=\"text-align:inherit\">\t\t<div class='newspack_global_ad block_68c219eb2f7e5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \/6614979\/newspack-category-page-inline-1-6467d3kjp3ria --><div id='div-gpt-ad-68c219eb2f7e5-0'><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles alignwide  wpnbha show-image image-alignleft ts-5 is-3 is-landscape mobile-stack  has-text-align-left has-more-button\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"541034\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630384\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-middlebury-college category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/29\/middlebury-college-to-shutter-its-satellite-campus-in-california\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Middlebury College to shutter its satellite campus in California\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630383\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/holocaust-gas-exam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1790\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;AP&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot G12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;FILE - This Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, shows a sign for Middlebury College on the campus in Middlebury, Vt. A Middlebury College chemistry professor whose written exam question asked students to calculate the lethal dose of a poisonous gas used in Nazi gas chambers during the Holocaust has taken a leave of absence, the school said. (AP Photo\\\/Wilson Ring, File)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1504201098&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Holocaust Gas-Exam&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Holocaust Gas-Exam\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;A sign for Middlebury College on the campus on Aug. 31, 2017. File photo by Wilson Ring\/AP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A sign for Middlebury College on the campus on Aug. 31, 2017. File photo by Wilson Ring\/AP&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Middlebury-College-Sign-1200x839.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/29\/middlebury-college-to-shutter-its-satellite-campus-in-california\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Middlebury College to shutter its satellite campus in California<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The school&#8217;s president announced in a press release that continuing operations at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies was &#8220;no longer feasible,&#8221; and said they would close the Monterey campus in June 2027.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/corey-mcdonald\/\">Corey McDonald<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-29T13:52:25-04:00\">August 29, 2025, 1:52 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-29T13:52:33-04:00\">August 29, 2025, 1:52 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630346\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bus-drivers tag-labor-unions tag-teamsters-local-597 tag-windham-southeast-supervisory-union category-education category-regional category-southern-vermont category-windham-county type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/28\/bus-company-accuses-union-drivers-of-unlawful-and-unsafe-picketing-at-brattleboro-school\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bus company accuses union drivers of unlawful and unsafe picketing at Brattleboro school\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"573614\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/school-bus-7-20240305\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;School buses are parked outside Mt. Mansfield Union High School in Jericho on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1709650090&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;122&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;school-bus-7 20240305&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school-bus-7 20240305\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;School buses are parked outside Mt. Mansfield Union High School in Jericho on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-7-20240305-1200x799.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/28\/bus-company-accuses-union-drivers-of-unlawful-and-unsafe-picketing-at-brattleboro-school\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bus company accuses union drivers of unlawful and unsafe picketing at Brattleboro school<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cWe didn&#8217;t put any students in danger yesterday,\u201d the local union president said. \u201cThey were the ones that put students in danger by locking out the bus drivers.\u201d <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/greta-solsaa\/\">Greta Solsaa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-28T18:49:42-04:00\">August 28, 2025, 6:49 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-28T20:14:39-04:00\">August 28, 2025, 8:14 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630169\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-bus-drivers tag-teamsters-local-597 tag-windham-southeast-supervisory-union category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/26\/windham-southeast-students-will-have-a-ride-to-school-while-bus-workers-remain-on-strike\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Amid work stoppage, bus company brings in replacement workers for start of school in Windham County\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"573617\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/school-bus-10-20240305\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;School buses are parked outside Mt. Mansfield Union High School in Jericho on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1709650860&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;school-bus-10 20240305&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school-bus-10 20240305\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;School buses are parked outside Mt. Mansfield Union High School in Jericho on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/school-bus-10-20240305-1200x799.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/26\/windham-southeast-students-will-have-a-ride-to-school-while-bus-workers-remain-on-strike\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Amid work stoppage, bus company brings in replacement workers for start of school in Windham County<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students in the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union will have a ride to school, while local drivers and monitors remain locked out by their employer, Travel Kuz.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/greta-solsaa\/\">Greta Solsaa<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-26T19:50:09-04:00\">August 26, 2025, 7:50 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-27T18:53:14-04:00\">August 27, 2025, 6:53 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"630154\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-act-72 tag-angela-arsenault tag-cellphone-ban tag-harwood-unified-union-school-district tag-jay-nichols tag-winooski-high-school category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/26\/as-classes-begin-again-more-vermont-schools-are-restricting-cellphone-use-ahead-of-statewide-ban\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-1200x900.jpg?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"As classes begin again, more Vermont schools are restricting cellphone use ahead of statewide ban\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"630120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1663\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sam Blair demonstrates the use of a magnetically-sealed cell phone pouch at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\\\/VTDigger&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756224648&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Glenn Russell&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;cell-phone-pouch-1 20250826&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cell-phone-pouch-1 20250826\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sam Blair demonstrates the use of a magnetically-sealed cell phone pouch at Harwood Union High School in Duxbury on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell\/VTDigger&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cell-phone-pouch-1-20250826-1200x798.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><!-- .featured-image -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/26\/as-classes-begin-again-more-vermont-schools-are-restricting-cellphone-use-ahead-of-statewide-ban\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">As classes begin again, more Vermont schools are restricting cellphone use ahead of statewide ban<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new law requires all districts to prohibit students from using cellphones in schools starting next school year. Many are implementing restrictions now. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"byline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"author-prefix\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/author\/corey-mcdonald\/\">Corey McDonald<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><!-- .author-name -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-08-26T17:39:10-04:00\">August 26, 2025, 5:39 pm<\/time><time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2025-08-26T17:41:58-04:00\">August 26, 2025, 5:41 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"629851\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-act-73 tag-peter-teachout tag-private-schools tag-rice-memorial-high-school tag-vermont-agency-of-education category-education type-post post-has-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/20\/vermonts-new-education-law-signals-an-end-to-state-funding-for-religious-schools\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite-1200x900.png?crop=1\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Vermont\u2019s new education law signals an end to state funding for religious schools\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite-1200x900.png?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite-800x600.png?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite-600x450.png?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite-400x300.png?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite-200x150.png?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem), (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw \/ 12)), (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw \/ 12)), 100vw\" data-attachment-id=\"629854\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/20\/vermonts-new-education-law-signals-an-end-to-state-funding-for-religious-schools\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite.png\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rice-memorial-mt-st-joseph-composite\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mount St. Joseph Academy in Rutland and Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington. 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