Brendan Kinney“More public education money than ever (in Vermont) is going to religious schools that discriminate against LGBTQ students. And that's due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Carson v. Makin, which says if a state has school choice than they have to give money to private religious schools as well.”
https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2023-04-06/vermont-house-fails-to-solve-constitutional-religious-school-conflict
A related story: “In order to receive public tuition dollars (in Vermont), the head of school must sign a statement affirming that the institution in question will follow state anti-discrimination laws. But now, a pair of religious schools are testing that rule.”
“Unfortunately, because of the actions of the United States Supreme Court, they have drawn certain lines in the sand that make it very, very difficult to parse between different types of private schools. So, we are in a position where we really, really need to say that we are only providing taxpayer public funds to public schools." - Ruth Hardy, Addison County Senator
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Vermont school choice system scrutinized as Legislature responds to U.S. Supreme Court decision
There are two bills in the Legislature that would end Vermont's school choice program. Lawmakers say a U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states with school choice have to fund religious schools would contribute to discrimination.
The projected tax rate, before the common level of appraisal (CLA) is projected to decrease for the 3rd straight year - and for the 5th time in six years.
The #EWSD School Board is proposing a budget for 2023-24 that is a 8.5% increase over last year but could have a negligible impact on tax rates
jwbvtTonight community members from the Essex-Westford Scool District met to continue its work on designing our “portrait of a graduate,” which will serve as our North Star #EWSD #VT #vted #education #vermont