EdWatch Vermont urges Act 73 changes to restore independent schools and let funding follow students EdWatch Vermont co-directors told the House Education Committee that Act 73 should be revised to restore previously eligible independent schools and shift to student-centered funding so dollars "follow the child," citing chronic absenteeism, local cases in Danville, and capacity concerns at popular academies and CTEs.

Vermont's education system is under fire as advocates demand a shift to student-centered funding, citing alarming absenteeism rates and the need for parental choice in schooling.

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East Hartford superintendent outlines 2026 legislative priorities, urges student-centered funding The superintendent presented the district's 2026 legislative priorities, calling for a student-centered funding system, state assumption of magnet tuition costs, full funding of special-education excess cost grants, expanded pre-K access and mandate relief to ease unfunded compliance burdens.

East Hartford's superintendent is pushing for a revolutionary funding model that truly addresses student needs—could this be the change our education system has been waiting for?

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