This morning at the Statehouse, five young people who grew up in foster care will testify before legislative committees. The youth plan to share the challenges they faced in trying to apply for and attend college while under the custody of the state. Senate President John Campbell is putting together a contingency plan in case a single-payer health care plan isn’t politically viable. Govenror Peter Shumlin wants Vermont to be the first state with a single-payer system, starting in 2017. The Vermont House has rejected a measure to provide public funding for students in independent schools to participate in a dual enrollment program that allows high school students to enroll in some college courses.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.
