Recently Tennessee and Delaware were awarded funds
from the federal "Race to the Top" education grant. Vermont
will be applying for the second round of "Race to the Top" funds later in the
summer. But Vermont will need to compete
and demonstrate how it’s dealing with schools that are labeled as low achieving. On Vermont Edition we talk with Vermont
Deputy Commissioner of Education Rae Ann Knopf and Ken Page, executive director
the Vermont Principals’ Association, about this competitive grant program and Vermont’s
efforts to improve schools. Listen
Also, on April 22, new federal rules for lead paint removal
go into effect. They’re meant to
strengthen current requirements for property owners, and make housing safer. However, they’re an extra requirement for
property owners and contractors in Vermont,
because the state has decided not to merge the EPA rules into its state
law. We talk with Vermont’s
Deputy Health commissioner, Dixie Henry, about why. Listen
And, as we’re celebrating the signs of spring, we don’t want
to overlook the cluster fly, whose secrets are revealed by state entomologist
Jon Turmel. Listen