/tags/school-consolidation School Consolidation en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:50:44 GMT /local-news/2025-02-24/essex-westfords-budget-proposes-closing-an-elementary-school Like most school districts across Vermont, Essex Westford is facing dwindling enrollment and intense inflationary pressure, mostly notably in health care. Insurance costs are projected to reach approximately $16 million next year â€� about 14% of the district’s total budget. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 22:50:44 GMT /local-news/2025-02-24/essex-westfords-budget-proposes-closing-an-elementary-school Lola Duffort /local-news/2025-01-24/capitol-recap-governor-big-plans-schools-political-landmines Money. School choice. Local control. The governor's plan wades into treacherous political waters. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:53:37 GMT /local-news/2025-01-24/capitol-recap-governor-big-plans-schools-political-landmines Lola Duffort, Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-10-04/proposal-close-2-elementary-schools-central-vermont-falls-apart The decision came at the conclusion of an emotional four-hour meeting, in which even some proponents of consolidation said the board and administrators had failed to make a convincing case for closure. Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-10-04/proposal-close-2-elementary-schools-central-vermont-falls-apart Lola Duffort /vpr-news/2015-10-14/board-of-education-seeks-new-staff-to-implement-consolidation-law The state Board of Education is considering asking lawmakers to approve funding for three new positions it says are needed to administer Act 46, theâ€� Wed, 14 Oct 2015 20:32:09 GMT /vpr-news/2015-10-14/board-of-education-seeks-new-staff-to-implement-consolidation-law Howard Weiss-Tisman /programs/2014-10-29/an-object-lesson-in-school-consolidation School consolidation is something a lot of towns are considering, even without a legislative mandate. We’ll get a close up look at one community’sâ€� Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:00:00 GMT /programs/2014-10-29/an-object-lesson-in-school-consolidation Jane Lindholm, Sage Van Wing