Tax Commissioner Tom Pelham says the state’s current system of funding
education, known as Act 68, should be repealed because it doesn’t do
enough to control costs.
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.
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 House Ways
and Means Committee is backing a bill that would dramatically change how Vermonters
pay for education.
The residential property tax for education would be
eliminated and replaced with a new income tax surcharge.
As VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports, the legislation faces
some major hurdles.