LETTER: Vote ‘yes’ but ask to keep World Language program
I am writing in support of the Elementary World Language Program in the Harwood Unified Union School District. I don’t live in the HUUSD, so I am not able to vote on the upcoming budget, but I have worked in this community for 8 years.
Rightsizing our schools: Former board members suggest a path forward for the Harwood district
The voters have now rejected the Harwood Unified Union School District budget twice, rejecting both the original budget and a slightly lower second proposal that made cuts in one-time expenditures but failed to address the long-term structural spending problem that faces our district.
Rep. Wood: Adjourned with education changes, and election on the horizon
The regular session of the 2024 Legislature adjourned Saturday, May 11, at just past 2 a.m. A variety of bills passed in the last week and are headed to the governor’s office for his decision to sign, let pass into law without his signature, or to veto.
LETTER: ‘Vote, and vote yes’ – 9th grade student adds voice to school budget debate
As a 9th grader at Harwood Union High School, I am concerned about the budget. Part of what's missing from this conversation is the student voice, and I'd like to contribute mine, and talk about how this problem, from my perspective, will affect our school community not only now, but in the future.
LETTER: School budget reflects the work of and need for school administrators
I am a resident of Duxbury and a teacher at Crossett Brook Middle School. I respectfully disagree that our district’s budget decisions are, as one community member stated, “not about what’s best for students but rather about further safeguarding administrative positions.”
Op-Ed: Urging Gov. Scott to sign S.213, the Flood Safety Act
The Flood Safety Act, S.213, makes changes to Vermont’s statutes to help Vermont become more resilient to future flooding.
Rep. Dolan: Stepping aside after six years in the House
I want to let you know that I will not be seeking a fourth term as state representative for our two-seat district.
LETTER: Sharing Vermont’s Lost Submarine USS Flier (SS-250) Memorial
At the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction, there is a memorial dedicated to the Submarine USS Flier (SS 250) lost during World War II.
LETTER: Base your ‘no’ vote to the school budget on facts
My name is Frank Provato, and I have been a resident of Waterbury Center for 24 years. You are being asked to vote again on a new school budget proposal. Please do not base your decision on wanting to “just get this over with.”
OP-ED: A Data Privacy Law for All of Us
Last week, the Vermont Legislature voted out one of the most impactful consumer bills seen in decades, H.121, an act relating to enhancing consumer data privacy and the age-appropriate design code.
LETTER: In support of the latest Harwood school budget proposal
It is imperative that we band together as a community to pass the school budget on May 30.
LETTER: Support the school budget while opposing language program cuts
My name is Rebecca Chartrand. I teach French at Brookside Primary School. I attended the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board meeting on May 8 knowing that the HUUSD administration would be proposing a third budget to go to voters. What I didn’t expect was for them to be eliminating the entire elementary world language program K-6.
OPINION: Taking issue with expanded childcare credit
I am writing in response to the May 3 Waterbury Roundabout letter, “Act 76 sparks newfound stability for child care programs, families” submitted by 15 Vermont child care program directors.
OPINION: Equity is not an initiative
With school budgets being voted down and pandemic-era funding waning, Vermont schools are being forced to weigh the strength of their commitment to educational equity.
The new and ‘improved’ CLA
The current plan to reform Vermont’s notorious CLA—Common Level of Appraisal—looks a lot like Nixon’s blanket. It doesn’t actually change how things work, it just makes them look a little better to the public.
LETTER: Act 76 sparks newfound stability for child care programs, families
To the Community: Last year, we came together as child care program owners and early childhood educators from around Vermont to sound the alarm on the dire state of Vermont’s child care system.
LETTER: Former chair asks school board to ‘focus on what we CAN control’
This letter was sent to the full Harwood Unified Union School Board and is shared here with the community.
COMMENTARY: ‘This is the best and cheapest budget’ without harming our school system
For the moment, this is the best and cheapest budget that we are going to get without hamstringing our school system. Hopefully, the perfect storm will recede, and the state will create a better funding system, but we need to let our school system adjust to these cuts for a year while we craft a strategy for future reductions.
LETTER: ‘We are all in this together’
As one of the Duxbury reps on the Harwood Unified Union School District School Board, I urge all Duxbury residents to vote YES on the revised school budget on April 30. And not just Duxbury residents but all residents of the district. After all, we are all in this together.
LETTER: Reasons for one voter’s ‘no’ to the revised school budget
To the community - some reasons to feel justified in rejecting the HUUSD revised budget on April 30.