Agency of Education

Historically, standardized tests have not been considered equitable to all students. In Vermont, education officials are now partnering with a new vendor for statewide testing.

Host Connor Cyrus talks with Robyn Newton, a physical education teacher at Vergennes Union Elementary School and Vermont's 2023 Teacher of the Year.

This hour, host Connor Cyrus will talk with teachers as they head back to school for the new academic year.

In the two weeks since the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Vermont education officials and law enforcement have reported several potential threats to schools here. It’s put a spotlight on school security. But how do safety-related initiatives work at the local level in Vermont?

Each year the Vermont Agency of Education releases what they call its Annual Snapshot — a glimpse into how Vermont schools are faring, using quantitative data. It's designed to show progress and change over time. But this year, because of ongoing COVID impacts, the Snapshot reveals mostly uncertainty.

A local school nurse describes the state's Test to Stay program, which allows students who are close contacts of those who have tested positive for COVID to stay in the classroom.

With students back at school this fall, classes sound almost normal — they just look a little different.

K-12 schools have been back in session in Vermont for about a month and a half. And so far, there have been few cases of COVID-19 connected to schools: 13…

Vermont schools have moved to Phase III of reopening, which means an increase in in-person learning. And while some subject areas have received specific…

Vermont will become the first state in the nation to make free condoms available in public middle and high schools next year after Gov. Scott signed a…