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UVM says more layoffs might not be necessary
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The University of Vermont hopes to avoid a new round of lay-offs and possibly reinstate some part-time faculty. The school had warned in February that up to 26 people would have to be let go because of the budget deficit.VPR News
UVM Students demand divestiture from arms firms
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University of Vermont officials say a special committee will consider a request by more than 100 student protesters that UVM withdraw its investments in companies that build weapons systems for the U.S. military.Vermont Edition
Vermont Schools struggle with No Child Left Behind
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We look at why so many Vermont schools are failing to meet yearly progress standards under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Vermont’s outgoing Education Commissioner Richard Cate helps us understand what the test scores say about our schools and what some schools are doing to improve.VPR News
Third of Vermont’s schools fail to increase test scores
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More than a third of Vermont’s schools failed to make progress in the past year toward increasing their students’ test scores. Officials say that may be because the standards got tougher. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, some school administrators still question the value of the assessments.VPR News
Cate says state needs to find new ways of teaching math, writing
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Education Commissioner Richard Cate says it’s critical to find new ways to teach Vermont students math and writing skills. That’s because new test results show that roughly two-thirds of all high school juniors aren’t proficient in the subjects.VPR News