Pages tagged “VT-NEA”
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Response to Don Tinney (VT-NEA) Remarks
Vermont taxpayers hard hit by the recent property tax increases and in the line of fire for another increase this year may be alarmed to know Don Tinney, the President of the state teachers’ union, recently said “We’re not spending too much money on education. We’re having a difficult time funding it.”
Written by Mill Moore
January 22, 2025 -
Career and Technical Education (S.304) - Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2024
The Senate Education Committee spent most of the week reviewing S.304 which overhauls the state’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) system.
Written by Pat Mcdonald
March 01, 2024 -
VT-NEA 2024 Priorities
Jeff Fannon, Executive Director of the Vermont NEA, was asked by the Senate Education Committee on Thursday to speak about cost containment. He shared that the Act 46 consolidations were a few years ago and “One of the reasons I supported it at one point was the educational opportunity piece, and we've never examined what additional educational opportunities Act 46 has provided to students” that reside in those consolidated districts.
Written by Ben Kinsley
January 04, 2024