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Board of Education names acting Commissioner
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There’s going to be new leadership at the Vermont Department of Education. The State Board of Education has named Bill Talbot as the acting Commissioner of the Department.Vermont Edition
Education Bills Raise Controversy
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Two education bills are raising controversy at the Statehouse this legislative session. One would abolish the state board of Education and elevate the commissioner’s job to cabinet status; a second bill would repeal last year’s measure that requires a town to vote twice before raising their school budget by a certain percentage. And we look back at the big stories in the week’s news.VPR News
Senate approves ‘most important education bill’ of the session
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The Senate has given its final approval to legislation that supporters call the most important education bill of the session. The bill eliminates the State Board of Education and allows the governor to directly appoint the commissioner of education.VPR News
Midday Newscast: March 11, 2008
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Anthony Pollina will officially get into the race for Vermont governor at the end of the week; Sen. Bernie Sanders has some ideas for the federal budget that’s being drafted in Washington this week; more…VPR News