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College, K12 Inc. Forge Language-Learning Partnership

Posted: May 12th, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off Online foreign-language courses will be offered to high school students via Middlebury College in Vermont.

New Teacher-Evaluation Systems Face Obstacles

Posted: December 11th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off Few districts have tried to connect their systems to professional development, teacher promotion, and compensation.

NCLB Suit Dismissal Stands as Appeals Court Deadlocks

Posted: October 26th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals spent 10 months deliberating on the suit filed by NEA and nine school districts.

States Team for High School Makeover With Eye Toward ’21st-Century Skills’

Posted: January 6th, 2009 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.

New England States Team Up on High Schools

Posted: December 15th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off A consortium of four states will try to reinvent secondary schools at the practical and policy levels.

Poor Math Scores Posted on Unusual 3-State Exams

Posted: March 14th, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off Fewer than a third of students in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont scored proficient or higher in math.

Vermont

Posted: January 22nd, 2008 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off In his annual speech to the legislature, the governor proposed leasing the state lottery, with $25 million of the proceeds going to property-tax relief and $25 million to modernization of school buildings.

Vermont Lawmakers Approve Cost-Containment Measure

Posted: June 19th, 2007 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off The measure will require residents of high-spending school districts to endorse significant budget increases by means of a separate vote.

Idling Bus Engines Eyed as Pollutants

Posted: May 1st, 2007 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off Legislators in Vermont look to rein in diesel exhaust from school buses.

Technology High Schools, Property-Tax Cuts Envisioned

Posted: January 9th, 2007 | Author: | Filed under: Vermont | Comments Off Gov. James H. Douglas launched his third two-year term with an inaugural address last week picturing the Vermont of the near future as a center for environmental engineering. High schools specializing in math, science, and technology would dot the landscape, the Republican governor said.