‘Keep the Public in Public Education’ State House rally features local speakers
Several local speakers were featured at a State House rally to “Keep the Public in Public Education” this week. Students, parents, educators and community members delivered messages to lawmakers and Gov. Phil Scott that “Vermonters want good public schools and fair taxes.”
CLiF contest challenges young writers to write a two-sentence love story
The Children’s Literacy Foundation has announced the theme for its third annual Two-Sentence Story Contest for young writers in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Central Vermont Career Center annual meeting, budget presentation, election preview
The Central Vermont Career Center School District holds its annual meeting tonight including an informational presentation on the proposed $5.1 million fiscal year 2026 budget that voters will see on their Town Meeting Day ballots.
Fundraising campaign looks to support Harwood’s Paul Morris in heart-transplant recovery
Longtime Harwood Unified Union School District employee Paul Morris, who worked as co-director of food services, is recovering from heart transplant surgery at Tufts Medical Center on Jan. 23 and fundraising efforts are underway to support him and his family.
Brookside’s Conyers chosen for national school nurse award
The Vermont State School Nurses’ Association has announced that Brookside Primary School Nurse Allison Conyers of Waterbury will be honored this summer with a national award at a conference in Texas.
Winooski-Harwood student exchange helps build bridges
The program, funded by a grant secured by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., helped spark discussions about community building and social activism.
School leaders share budget details at community sessions
Harwood school district officials have begun community meetings to share details of the proposed $49.2 million 2025-26 school budget that voters will be asked to approve on Town Meeting Day.
Storytelling project looks to promote school HPV vaccine clinics
In an effort to promote upcoming free school vaccine clinics, the Harwood Unified Union School District is participating in a local researcher’s project to involve community members who would share their personal stories about vaccinations.
Fundraising ramps up to support Harwood performing arts
Multiple fundraising efforts are underway to support Harwood Union High School’s theater programming, with ways for the community to support both the spring musical – “Anything Goes,” set for April 3-5 – and performances on the Harwood stage for years to come.
Local college students receive American Legion academic awards
Waterbury’s Harry N. Cutting American Legion Post #59 recently presented academic achievement awards to two local college freshmen who graduated from Harwood Union High School in 2024.
Harwood’s $49.2 million budget to cut 15-20 jobs, lower taxes for many
Harwood’s school board has decided to put a 2025-26 school budget to the voters in March that increases spending slightly, is likely to lower school taxes for many, but relies on cutting some 15-20 full-time jobs across the district.
Scott administration unveils education plan with just 5 school districts statewide
MONTPELIER— State officials unveiled the broad strokes of Gov. Phil Scott’s education proposal Wednesday, a plan that includes sweeping changes like consolidating Vermont’s dozens of school districts to just five and adopting a foundation formula.
Help Wanted: 8 Harwood school board seats on March ballots
The upcoming Town Meeting Day election will be important for the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board this year as eight of the board’s 14 seats will be on ballots across five of the district’s six communities.
Harwood among Vt. districts hit by widespread school data breach
The personal data of students and staff at several dozen Vermont school districts may have been compromised in a nationwide data breach of a student information system, according to state education officials.
Crossett Brook, Harwood middle schools are state finalists in STEM competition
Crossett Brook and Harwood Union middle schools are two of five Vermont schools named as state finalists in the 15th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition.
No wrong answers: Harwood Socrates Café poses a question for all to ponder
An educational tradition continues at Harwood Union High School on Jan. 9 with the latest gathering of a Socrates Café for community members to join students to ponder a question, share, and learn.
Local students among nominees to U.S. service academies
Two Waterbury high school students are among a group of applicants to the U.S. service academies that will meet with Vermont’s Congressional delegation members on Saturday at the Vermont State House.
Harwood district radon testing is underway
Dear guardians and staff: In 2021, the Vermont legislature passed a law requiring all schools to test for radon (see Section 12 of Act 72 (2021)). Our schools are beginning that testing process in December. Here are answers to some frequently asked questions about radon testing.
School officials: Job cuts key to containing Harwood’s FY26 budget
The first of several public sessions to discuss public school funding for next year drew about two dozen people last week and more online as Harwood school officials answered questions and shared details of the draft proposal that will eventually appear on the Town Meeting Day ballot in March.
School budget public info meeting set for Thursday
The Harwood Unified Union School District School Board will host a special public informational session on Thursday about the process to build a proposed 2025-26 school budget that voters will consider next spring.