/tags/agency-of-education Agency of Education en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:43:02 GMT /local-news/2025-04-15/following-trumps-anti-dei-funding-threat-vermont-certifies-compliance-with-a-big-asterisk Vermont’s reply is not quite as defiant as the response issued by New York, which bluntly refused to provide any certification. But the legal analysis included in Vermont’s letter to federal officials echoes what several blue states have used in their replies to the Trump administration’s directive. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:43:02 GMT /local-news/2025-04-15/following-trumps-anti-dei-funding-threat-vermont-certifies-compliance-with-a-big-asterisk Lola Duffort /local-news/2025-04-07/vt-education-secretary-zoie-saunders-told-schools-to-sign-trumps-anti-dei-pledge-and-then-reversed-herself With millions of dollars under threat, Vermont Education Secretary Zoie Saunders instructed the state’s superintendents on Friday evening to individually certify compliance with a new directive from the Trump administration purporting to ban “illegal D.E.I.â€� But by Monday evening, after concerted pushback, Saunders had reversed course. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 01:15:16 GMT /local-news/2025-04-07/vt-education-secretary-zoie-saunders-told-schools-to-sign-trumps-anti-dei-pledge-and-then-reversed-herself Lola Duffort /local-news/2025-04-03/trump-pandemic-aid-clawback-could-leave-vermont-schools-with-millions-in-unreimbursed-expenses A state official told lawmakers Wednesday they estimated school districts statewide had about $16.7 million in collective exposure. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:31:19 GMT /local-news/2025-04-03/trump-pandemic-aid-clawback-could-leave-vermont-schools-with-millions-in-unreimbursed-expenses Lola Duffort /local-news/2025-04-01/inspire-school-for-autistic-kids-didnt-educate-students-overcharged-districts-state-investigation-finds The state began scrutinizing the school last spring, after former educators went to the state â€� and the press â€� with allegations that the school’s leaders had fired them for raising concerns internally about I.N.S.P.I.R.E.’s practices. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:53:45 GMT /local-news/2025-04-01/inspire-school-for-autistic-kids-didnt-educate-students-overcharged-districts-state-investigation-finds Lola Duffort /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-17/what-the-gutting-of-the-u-s-department-of-education-means-for-vermont The effect of the Trump administration's cuts to The Department of Education is causing a lot of uncertainty among educators. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:06:41 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-17/what-the-gutting-of-the-u-s-department-of-education-means-for-vermont Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2025-03-13/year-after-her-failed-confirmation-new-senate-backs-zoie-saunders-education-secretary Thursday’s vote was 22 to 8 in favor of her confirmation. All 13 Republicans and nine of 16 Democrats voted for Saunders. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 22:07:51 GMT /local-news/2025-03-13/year-after-her-failed-confirmation-new-senate-backs-zoie-saunders-education-secretary Lola Duffort /local-news/2024-09-27/judge-dismisses-senators-lawsuit-over-education-secretarys-appointment Superior Court Judge Robert Mello agreed with the lawmakers that their suit raised legitimate constitutional questions. But he still ruled in Gov. Phil Scott's favor. The case could be appealed to the Vermont Supreme Court. Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:56:46 GMT /local-news/2024-09-27/judge-dismisses-senators-lawsuit-over-education-secretarys-appointment Lola Duffort /show/vermont-edition/2024-09-24/school-stories-vermonts-interim-education-secretary-zoie-saunders Vermont’s highest ranking education official takes listener questions about funding, teacher shortages, and more. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:33:03 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-09-24/school-stories-vermonts-interim-education-secretary-zoie-saunders Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2024-06-24/agency-education-student-feedback-school-safety-law The agency is a holding a series of listening sessions this summer to gather input on the state’s new school safety law. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 21:30:43 GMT /local-news/2024-06-24/agency-education-student-feedback-school-safety-law Howard Weiss-Tisman /local-news/2024-05-29/state-deploys-staffers-and-offers-a-warning-to-vermont-school-district-in-disarray The Vermont Agency of Education is keeping close tabs on a southern Vermont supervisory union after a string of top administrators were put on leave or resigned. Wed, 29 May 2024 15:27:13 GMT /local-news/2024-05-29/state-deploys-staffers-and-offers-a-warning-to-vermont-school-district-in-disarray Lola Duffort