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Vilaseca Named Education Secretary, As Shumlin Makes Other Appointments
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Armando Vilaseca has been education commissioner since 2009. But a new law that expands the department into a full state agency went into effect this week.VPR News
Education Commissioner Vilaseca Elevated To Secretary
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Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca was elevated to education secretary on Thursday.VPR News
Education Chief Search Committee Named
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A Vermont committee has been appointed to conduct a national search for an education secretary after a state law was passed that gives the governor the authority to make that appointment.Vermont Edition
Entrepreneurs Expand Vt. Tech Sector
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Vermont Edition looks at the kind of conditions technology companies need to start-up and expand in Vermont – from infrastructure to a tech-savvy workforce. Does Vermont embrace technology entrepreneurship?VPR News
Vilaseca Says He May Seek Top Job In New Education Agency
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There are some big changes coming to the state’s education community. Lawmakers this session approved elevating the Department of Education to a full agency, which means it will be led by a secretary who will be in the governor’s cabinet. Education commissioner Armando Vilaseca says the change will help highlight education issues.Vermont Edition
Education Charts A New Course
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Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca discusses the department’s change to a state agency, and Senator Bernie Sanders looks at the future of rural post offices.Vermont Edition
Vermont Evaluating How To Improve Science And Math Education
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The most recent NECAP results are in, and they indicate that a majority of Vermont high schoolers are not meeting standards in math and science. Just 36 percent of 11th graders were proficient in math, and just 30 percent were proficient in science. Students in elementary and middle school did significantly better on the math and science exams – the drop is concerning many educators.VPR News
NECAP Results Show Drop In Math Achievement
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Last year’s results show that nearly 75 percent of Vermont students are proficient in reading, and nearly 50 percent or more are proficient in writing. But only 36 percent of 11th graders scored at the proficient level in math.VPR News