Schools

Vermont’s New World of School Finance, Part 1

June 25, 2026

With two roughly 150-page bills — H.454 that passed last year and H.955 this year — the Vermont Legislature has initiated a transition to a radically different school finance scheme, designed to…

Washington Central Superintendent Steps Down Amid Enrollment Crisis

June 23, 2026

by Grace Benninghoff

CENTRAL VERMONT — Steven Dellinger-Pate announced his resignation as superintendent of the Washington Central Unified Union School District earlier this month, stepping down after…

high school students file into graduatoin in green gowns with green brick wall behind them.

Montpelier Commencement Encourages Growth Over Perfection

June 19, 2026

by Sonya Mancauskas

In a 90-minute ceremony moved indoors due to thunderstorm threats, family and friends of Montpelier High School graduates sweated through a ceremony in which…

group of students standing behind a table with computers on it on a gym floor

Area Fourth Graders Teach Their Communities About Climate Resilience

June 16, 2026

by Mary Cole Mello

NORTHFIELD — On Tuesday, May 27, the Northfield Elementary School gym became the Student Showcase for Vermont Food Systems, celebrating a month-long study of…

Small Voices, Big Changes: UES Student Advisory Committee Makes an Impact

June 4, 2026

by Matthew Thomas

MONTPELIER — In a major victory on one of the student body’s top priorities, chocolate milk is back in the cafeteria as a result…

MRPS Window Replacement Comes to a Halt after Contractor Goes Out of Business

June 2, 2026

by Matthew Thomas

MONTPELIER — Because of the sudden closure of the Bread Loaf Corporation, a design, architecture, and construction firm, a major Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools…

Pickleball Supports Mentor Program at Twinfield

June 2, 2026

by Mary Cole Mello

PLAINFIELD — The sky is gray and threatens rain, but it would take more than that to put off an avid pickleball player. On…

Parents Feel ‘Blindsided’ by Washington Central School District’s Grade Reconfiguration

May 20, 2026

by VTDigger

MIDDLESEX — Several grades in the Washington Central Unified Union School District would be moved to schools in other towns under a reconfiguration plan…

Montpelier-Roxbury School Test Scores Held Up Well, Even as National and Statewide Scores Declined

May 20, 2026

by Phil Dodd

MONTPELIER — Students in the Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools district are testing higher than state and national averages and have been for a decade.…

Montpelier Mathletes Stretch Their Problem-Solving Muscles

May 11, 2026

by Mary Cole Mello

It’s 3 p.m. on a Wednesday afternoon at Montpelier High School and, although it’s dismissal time, about a dozen teenagers stream into room 209.…

Barre Voters Face School Budget Re-Vote, Contrasting Mayoral Visions

May 9, 2026

by Gina Tron

Barre voters heading to the polls this month will decide several local issues, including a second vote on the school budget after its recent…

Four people with yellow gloves work to remove a tree with a saw in a brushy field.

Students Remove Invasive Plants at Barre Cow Pasture and See Real Impact

April 23, 2026

by Gina Tron

Central Vermont Career Center (CVCC) students recently led stewardship efforts at the Barre City Cow Pasture, removing invasive plants from the city-owned nature preserve.…

MRPS Board Workshop: Don’t Argue with the Superintendent

April 22, 2026

by Matthew Thomas

At its most recent meeting, the Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools board heard from the district chief financial officer about the school bus provider contract…

‘Kia Ora, Aotearoa’: Vermont Teachers Learn About the Culture and Languages of New Zealand

April 19, 2026

by Mary Cole Mello

Katie Swick is back in her Union Elementary School kindergarten classroom after spending two weeks touring New Zealand and visiting the local schools there,…

Bloomin’ Awesome

April 8, 2026

by sarah

This Destination Imagination team, “The Bloomers,” from Twinfield Union School, came in first place in the Technical Challenge, “Win it Big,” at the Vermont…

Union Blindsided by Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools Reduction in Force

April 7, 2026

by Matthew Thomas

In the process of creating a non-union network security coordinator position, the Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools District is now planning to cut one of…

New Board Members Schooled at MRPS Meeting

March 17, 2026

by Matthew Thomas

One day after passage of the Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools’ FY 27 budget by a healthy margin of 1,608 to 759, the board held…

Vermont Works for Women Celebrates National Women in Construction Week with Free Trades Training

March 5, 2026

by Press Releases

Vermont Works for Women is celebrating National Women in Construction Week by preparing for the 2026 slate of its Trailblazers program. Trailblazers is a…

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Barre Rejects School Budget; Opts to Hold Annual School District Meeting in May

March 4, 2026

by Cassandra Hemenway

Barre voters opted to hold their annual school district meeting in May and rejected a $57.2 million school budget by just 20 votes on…

Voters Approve Washington Central School Budget

March 4, 2026

by Matthew Thomas

After a contentious budgeting process that included serious consideration of closing two schools, Washington Central Supervisory Union voters passed the budget by a tally…

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$34.8 million MRPS School Budget Sails Through

March 3, 2026

by Carla Occaso

The Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools district’s $34,754,275 budget passed easily by 1,521 to 667 on Town Meeting Day, March 3. The ballot article read,…

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