VPR News
Vermont Edition
Funding Our Schools
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We talk to Martha Allen, the newly elected president of the VT-NEA, about the teachers’ perspective on school funding and budget cuts. Also, Vermont Law School delegates in Copenhagen report back on the climate change conference. And, how to make igloos.VPR News
VT Edition: Changing Funding For Schools
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VPr’s Jane Lindholm talks with Vermont’s Education and Finance Commissioners about their ideas for changing school funding, in light of a declining state budget.Vermont Edition
School Budgets
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We hear from Education Commissioner Armando Vilaseca and Finance Commissioner James Reardon about their school budget cutting suggestions, and how they would change the school funding system. Also, a new report looks at how charities fundraise.VPR News
Tax Commissioner: Education Funding System Is ‘Unsustainable’
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Tax Commissioner Richard Westman says Vermont’s reliance on the statewide property tax to help fund education isn’t sustainable, and he wants lawmakers to address the issue before it becomes a major crisis.VPR News
VT Edition: Richard Westman On Property Taxes
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VPR’s Bob Kinzel talks with Commissioner Richard Westman and Paul Cillo, executive director of the Public Assets Institute about rising property taxes.Vermont Edition
Tax Commissioner Richard Westman
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It’s likely the state-wide property tax rate will go up for the first time since 1997. Tax commissioner Richard Westman discusses the reasons for the increase and his concerns for the future.Vermont Edition
Equity and economics of school choice
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For school districts that don’t have their own high school, families choose which school their kids attend. But as school boards look for ways to save money, limiting school choice might be an answer.Vermont Edition
