VPR’s Bob Kinzel speaks with former Hardwick representative Paul Cillo, and Tax Commissioner Tom Pelham about the merits of Act 60 and whether it should be replaced.
Former state representative Paul Cillo and Tax Commissioner Tom Pelham join Bob Kinzel to debate the merits of Act 60 and whether it should be replaced.
VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks with Steve Jeffrey of the Vermont League of Cities and Towns, and lawyer Bob Gensburg, who argued the historic Brigham case marking a major shift in the way Vermont pays for public schools.
Bill Mathis, superintendent of the Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union speaks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the many attempts at educational funding that came before Act 60.
Twelve years ago next week, the Vermont Supreme Court handed down the
Brigham decision, marking a major shift in the way that Vermont pays
for public schools. This week Vermont Edition looks at the state’s
education funding law, Act 60: a method of ensuring that school
opportunities are equal across the state, regardless of a town’s wealth.
Governor Jim Douglas joins VPR’s Bob Kinzel to discuss the state’s fiscal condition and the impact a stimulus plan could have on Vermont’s economy and the governor’s plan to repeal Act 60 and Act 68.
The governor wants to replace Act 60 and Act 68 with a system that places greater tax burdens on local communities that spend above the statewide average.