Lola Duffort
Education/Youth ReporterLola is Vermont Public's education and youth reporter, covering schools, child care, the child protection system and anything that matters to kids and families. She's previously reported in Vermont, New Hampshire, Florida (where she grew up) and Canada (where she went to college).
Get in touch at lduffort@vermontpublic.org.
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Recovery for Barre's North End neighborhood is proceeding in a much more piecemeal fashion than the wholesale transformation envisioned by the governor.
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The bill will result in an average property tax increase of 13.8% to pay for locally-approved school spending. The ever-rising cost of education amid declining enrollment once again dominated discussion at the Statehouse this year.
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The students who first stepped onto the escalator in the former Macy’s building as freshmen are graduating. And while attending class in a defunct department store may sound pretty dystopian, for BHS’s class of 2024, that was just high school.
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When about 20 Burlington high school students visited the Queen City’s police department headquarters Wednesday for a forensics class, officers staged a mock shooting — complete with a masked assailant and realistic gun shot sounds. But the demonstration came without apparent warning to the students themselves, who dove for the ground in terror.
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The conservative Christian law firm that helped orchestrate the downfall of Roe v. Wade is suing Vermont — again.
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After nearly 30 years at the Vermont Superintendents Association, Jeff Francis is retiring this summer. His career has spanned some of the consequential educational reforms in state history. He talked with Vermont Public's Lola Duffort about the overhauls he's seen over the years, the expanding role of public schools, and how we talk about the cost of public education.
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The Vermont Agency of Education is keeping close tabs on a southern Vermont supervisory union after a string of top administrators were put on leave or resigned.
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The state estimates that 45,000 children could participate. Eligible families will receive $120 per child to use at grocery stores and farmers markets.
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Gov. Phil Scott has named Andy Julow, a North Hero Democrat, to the Grand Isle Senate seat that became vacant in April when former Sen. Dick Mazza resigned for health reasons.
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A sea change is underway in the Vermont Senate. In the last election cycle, 10 senators opted not to run for reelection. And this year, Campion is the fifth longtime senator to announce his departure from the 30-member body.