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What Causes Teachers To Leave The Profession?
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An alarming number of good teachers are quitting the profession. Katy Farber, a teacher at the Rumney Elementary School in Middlesex has written a book called "Why Great Teachers Quit."Vermont Edition
How Schools Design their Curriculum
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We’ll talk about how choices are made about what to teach – and how to teach it – in Vermont’s schools.VPR News
Education department applies for stimulus money to help struggling schools
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The goal of the federal stimulus grant, which could amount to more than $50 million, is to find ways to boost student achievement levels, measure teacher effectiveness and expand technology learning opportunities in the schools.Vermont Edition
Transforming Education
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We talk with Vermont’s Commissioner of Education, Armando Vilaseca, about his ideas on how to transform our education system to prepare students for college and jobs in the 21st century. Also, we talk with the Rutland Herald’s Bruce Edwards about housing affordability studies, and we bring you a game of ice golf.Vermont Edition
School Funding: the History of Act 60
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Twelve years ago next week, the Vermont Supreme Court handed down the Brigham decision, marking a major shift in the way that Vermont pays for public schools. This week Vermont Edition looks at the state’s education funding law, Act 60: a method of ensuring that school opportunities are equal across the state, regardless of a town’s wealth.VPR News
State launches contest for schools to save energy
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The state of Vermont is offering schools incentives to reduce their carbon footprint this winter.VPR News
Computer software a reward in student competition
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Schools across Vermont will be eligible to receive up to a million dollars worth of educational engineering software under a special collaboration of government and business groups.VPR News
Schools may switch to energy efficient heating system with federal help
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Dozens of Vermont schools may switch to new heating systems that save energy because of the high cost of fuel. $15 million could help pay for the conversions under a bill sponsored by Congressman Peter Welch.VPR News