.Emma Mulvaney-Stanak made history Monday night when she was sworn in as the first woman and openly queer person to serve as #btv mayor. My latest for Seven Days. sevendaysvt.com/news/queen-of-…

How many school budgets have already failed a second time? I've heard Addison NW and Georgia and now SB. Any others, #vted?

For this week's Seven Days, I spoke with Governor Scott's pick for education secretary Zoie Saunders and dug into her work experience. You can read or listen to this one. #vted #vtpoli sevendaysvt.com/news/zoie-saun…

Senate Committee Votes 3-2 to Recommend Saunders as Education Secretary buff.ly/3Uxw4Oe

Yesterday, Senate Ed voted 3-2 to recommend Saunders to the full Senate. That morning, House Ed heard remarkable testimony from a former state board chair alleging the gov's office tried to interfere in the last secretary search. #vted #vtpoli sevendaysvt.com/news/senate-co…

“Her confirmation by the full Senate is in doubt. The governor’s request for delay indicates that the administration believes it is in peril.” Senate says they will not postpone, so vote at 9:30 tomorrow am #vted

This is a story about gentrification, but it's also a story about how schools are increasingly being called upon to help families with matters that seem unrelated to academics but profoundly affect students' ability to learn. #vted #vtpoli sevendaysvt.com/news/were-leav…

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Around 20 school districts still haven't passed budgets — and they're not the highest spending ones. "The ultimate victims of this political wrangling are children who rely on public schools for their education," one supt told me. #vted #vtpoli sevendaysvt.com/news/as-school…

"In a year when property taxes to fund education are soaring and cost containment has become a rallying cry, Conlon doesn't think it makes sense to soldier on with an initiative that is likely to cost the state countless millions." #vted Victor Poli sevendaysvt.com/news/school-pc…

I tried to uncover the mystery of who paid for and put up the “Just Say No” signs in multiple Chittenden County communities. I found answers — sort of. #vted #vtpoli

This story is something else. #vted

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While looking into one recent lawsuit filed by a school district against the AOE, I found out there were two more. All three suits are complicated but the fact that three separate school districts are suing the agency that oversees them feels indicative of larger issues. #vted

My latest on the quagmire that is PCB testing in Vermont schools #vted sevendaysvt.com/news/vermonts-…

"What is frustrating to me is we are essentially guinea pigs in this very expensive science experiment in how to mitigate PCBs." -North Country UHS principal Chris Young #vted

Phone- free schools is the hot topic these days. I looked at what Vermont schools are doing in this week's Seven Days cover story. #vted @jonhaidt Screen Strong #phonefreeschools sevendaysvt.com/news/vermont-s… #vted

Vermont's 2025 Teacher of the Year, Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, has dedicated her career to educating students from a diversity of backgrounds in a way that examines and celebrates their cultures — while also helping them excel academically buff.ly/4eFAQjm