/tags/declining-enrollment Declining Enrollment en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:33:26 GMT /programs/2015-04-17/henningsen-slowing-down-consolidation As they consider the current house bill mandating school district consolidation many Vermonters seem wary of both intended and unintended consequences.â€� Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:33:26 GMT /programs/2015-04-17/henningsen-slowing-down-consolidation Vic Henningsen /vpr-news/2015-04-10/declining-enrollment-part-8-taking-stock-of-the-two-rivers-su-consolidation All this week, VPR has been exploring the challenges to Vermont schools posed by dwindling student populations in our series Declining Enrollment. Someâ€� Fri, 10 Apr 2015 20:32:41 GMT /vpr-news/2015-04-10/declining-enrollment-part-8-taking-stock-of-the-two-rivers-su-consolidation Annie Russell, Alex Keefe /vpr-news/2015-04-10/declining-enrollment-part-7-the-hiccups-of-expanding-technology-in-vermont-schools Technology is becoming increasingly important in education. But smaller enrollments, shrinking budgets and rural infrastructure have made incorporatingâ€� Fri, 10 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-04-10/declining-enrollment-part-7-the-hiccups-of-expanding-technology-in-vermont-schools Nina Keck /vpr-news/2015-04-09/declining-enrollment-part-6-the-age-old-consolidation-debate Over the past 25 years, there’s been a recurring battle at the Statehouse over whether the consolidation of school districts should be mandated by theâ€� Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:32:59 GMT /vpr-news/2015-04-09/declining-enrollment-part-6-the-age-old-consolidation-debate Bob Kinzel /programs/2015-04-09/guyon-consolidation-reconsidered When my children were in elementary school, I used to help teachers during reading and writing lessons and was very involved in our little schoolâ€� Thu, 09 Apr 2015 18:40:51 GMT /programs/2015-04-09/guyon-consolidation-reconsidered Annie Guyon /vpr-news/2015-04-09/declining-enrollment-part-5-the-ins-and-outs-of-school-choice Debate about school funding has long involved discussions about tuitioning, where students attend schools in districts other than their own with fundingâ€� Thu, 09 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-04-09/declining-enrollment-part-5-the-ins-and-outs-of-school-choice Angela Evancie /vpr-news/2015-04-08/declining-enrollment-part-4-the-funding-gap Vermont has a wide variety of schools, each with its own set of challenges and its own supply of resources. A state funding law, enacted under court orderâ€� Wed, 08 Apr 2015 21:23:30 GMT /vpr-news/2015-04-08/declining-enrollment-part-4-the-funding-gap Charlotte Albright /programs/2015-04-08/greene-on-babies-and-bathwater At first glance, it makes fiscal - and even educational - sense to close Vermont’s smallest schools.The savings in overhead alone are alluring, especiallyâ€� Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:40:34 GMT /programs/2015-04-08/greene-on-babies-and-bathwater Stephanie Greene /vpr-news/2015-04-08/declining-enrollment-part-3-what-happens-when-a-town-closes-its-school Vermont's schools are not just small â€� around 21 percent would be considered "micro-schools," according to Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. Andâ€� Wed, 08 Apr 2015 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2015-04-08/declining-enrollment-part-3-what-happens-when-a-town-closes-its-school Steve Zind /programs/2015-04-07/education-lessons-from-maine-new-hampshire The education questions facing Vermont are similar to the issues that Maine and New Hampshire have grappled with. As part of VPR's education series,â€� Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2015-04-07/education-lessons-from-maine-new-hampshire Patti Daniels