educationfunding

Senate sends school funding plan to finance committee

By VPR | March 14, 2008

New Hampshire’s Senate has voted 15-9 for the new education funding plan, sending it on to the Senate Finance Committee for additional review.

New Hampshire Senate committee supports education plan

By VPR | March 6, 2008

New Hampshire’s Senate Education Committee has recommended passage of a newly proposed education funding plan.

Fierce debate over repeal of education spending law

By Bob Kinzel | February 29, 2008

The House has voted to repeal an education cost containment law. The law, adopted last year, called for two budget votes in high spending towns. A strong majority of House members voted to replace the law with a different approach. The action by the House has set off a fierce debate at the Statehouse. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports.

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VPR Evening News February 21st, 2008

By Neal Charnoff | February 21, 2008

A new study says Vermont’s education funding system has done a good job in reducing disparities between wealthy and poor towns; The Vermont Senate passes legislation aimed at music imposters; Some Vermont schools served frozen ground beef that has since been recalled; Brattleboro has adopted a new policy on the use of tasers; and a Middlebury student reflects on the disappearance of Nick Garza.