Act 46

Grace Miller parsed 15 years of school spending data to figure out if the school district consolidation law saved any money. And while her statistical analysis found that merged and unmerged districts ultimately spent about the same amount, she also found they spent money in very different ways.

With only 15 students when it closed, Windham is an extreme example. But the dynamics at play in this tiny southern Vermont town are nevertheless emblematic of widespread trends.

Two towns in Addison County are navigating the consequences of trying to withdraw from merged districts, in hopes of preserving their small elementary schools.

Why — and how — some towns in Addison County might withdraw from their school districts. Plus, a COVID-19 outbreak in a Vermont prison, a vaccine mandate for some state employees, and a longtime auctioneer retires.

In Addison County, three towns are holding votes to leave their merged districts and preserve their local schools, leaving some to ask if a loophole in Vermont's school consolidation law, Act 46, is working.

As Vermont's school districts become larger and more centralized, some kids will feel the impact in how they get to and from school.Every weekday, kids…

The town of Ripton is one of seven to be part of the Addison Central School District, which came together under Act 46. But the people of Ripton want to…

When lawmakers passed Act 46 they knew it would probably lead to some small schools closing. They also knew that the law, which encouraged school…

Over the last few weeks, five towns in Vermont have held special elections to determine whether or not they want to leave their recently merged school…

For the first time, two towns that merged their school districts under Act 46 have broken up. The State Board of Education this week allowed the southern…