Creating a great 21st century education system is hard. It's even harder, when you're Burlington and Winooski and you have over 50 languages being spoken in the high schools. Rich Nadworny is seeing first hand how one group is tackling the problems.

Recently Governor Peter Shumlin broke with tradition and dedicated his second inaugural address to the single topic of education in Vermont. Richard Schneider was delighted to hear the governor focus on the importance and relevance of higher education. 

We discuss the challenges of the current education funding system and what changes could be made to fix it, hear about author Sarah Stewart (S.S.) Taylor's new book, The Expeditioners and we learn about the new rules regulating bait fish.

Retired businessman Bill Schubart has volunteered since the age of 26 in the non-profit sector. In this commentary, he imagines the collaborative opportunities open to 26 Vermont's colleges and universities in America's shrinking student marketplace.

Professor Dave Massell, director of the Canadian Studies program at the University of Vermont, talks with Vermont Edition about why he recommended changes for the program, making it available as a minor and not an academic major.

A class of students at Middlebury College learned recently how difficult it can be to make wise philanthropic decisions when the class was asked to give away real money to worthy recipients.

The Vermont House has given its preliminary approval to a bill that raises the statewide property tax rate for education to one of its highest levels in several years.

A growing body of research suggests that vigorous physical activity has a positive effect on children's ability to concentrate and learn. The premise is being put to use in some Brattleboro schools.

Gov. Peter Shumlin is staunchly defending his plan to transfer money from the state's Earned Income Tax Credit to fund early childhood education subsidies, hitting the road this week to make his case.

Gov. Peter Shumlin is staunchly defending his plan to transfer money from the state's Earned Income Tax Credit to fund early childhood education subsidies, hitting the road this week to make his case.

People in Burlington are mourning the loss of the Director of Diversity Education and Engagement for the Burlington school district, Dan Balon. Balon died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack.

As it marks its silver anniversary Vermont Works For Women is celebrating its success and also highlighting what remains to be done.

Governor Shumlin has made providing child care for low-income Vermonters a priority in his budget this year. That still leaves a lot of middle-income families who are struggling to find and afford someone to help look after their kids. We'll explore the landscape of child care in Vermont.

Officials with two Windham County school districts locked school doors Monday because of safety concerns.

Earlier this month, former Vermont governor Jim Douglas listened to the Governor's inaugural message with considerable interest - and a strong sense of déjà vu.

Education Secretary Armando Vilaseca discusses his new role and the governor's educational priorities, Tax Commissioner Mary Peterson explains the changes in the Homestead Tax and we visit a pond hockey tournament. 

Officials at Vermont Technical College say a school competition and a grant from IBM helped reduce the school's electric bill by more than $40,000 in one year.

As we anticipate Martin Luther King Day and President Obama's second inaugural address, Russ Weis is thinking about the power of "hope," and how it relates to the future of our planet.

Representatives of the state's school boards and superintendents outlined a five-point plan yesterday that they are calling "a comprehensive agenda to create a world-class education system."

The Vermont Math Teacher of the Year for 2010 is among those who could lose their jobs or see their hours cut at the Woodstock Union Middle and High Schools next year.

The state Board of Education is expected to take action Tuesday/today that will pave the way for an independent school in North Bennington -- and the closure of the district's public elementary school.

As a teacher, Mike Martin has experienced first-hand the safety protocols schools have put in place since the Columbine shooting. Now, in the wake of Sandy Hook Elementary, he's been wondering if more safety drills are really the answer.

When students at the University of Vermont resume classes on the snow-covered Burlington campus Monday, something will be missing: bottled water. UVM is the latest university to ban on-campus sales of bottled water.

Gov. Peter Shumlin says improving education is the key to improving the Vermont economy and he used his second inaugural address to lay out a series of initiatives that he said will lead to a better-trained workforce.

Dartmouth College is officially welcoming President-Elect Philip Hanlon to campus this week. As an alumnus of the college, Hanlon will find there are still some familiar faces around Hanover.