EdWatch Vermont

Another good example of why parents should be in charge of their children's education, and why school choice is necessary to meet the needs of a diverse student population.

The Parent Uprising Against Screen Time at School In suburbs including Philadelphia’s Main Line, moms and dads are pleading with districts to rein in tech: “These electronics have ruined parenting.”

Great article on why school choice works. https://www.city-journal.org/article/public-school-gifted-talented-programs

Gifted and Talented Programs Need Competition, Not Abolition Their shortcomings reflect the failures of the traditional public school system. School choice can help.

This is a must read article: "When a doctor finishing their residency googles our state, here is what they find: potential hospital closures, regulatory battles, a cost of living that keeps climbing and a housing market that has become unrecognizable. There is almost nothing positive in that search. We are asking people to choose Vermont despite all of that. So we had better have something extraordinary to offer. We do. What we can offer — what has time and again made the difference — is the quality of life that defines this corner of Vermont. Our outdoor recreation. Our rural culture. And yes, our independent schools." https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/26/opinion-our-independent-schools-arent-a-luxury-but-a-lifeline/

Our independent schools aren't a luxury, but a lifeline - VTDigger Pull the thread of school choice in rural Vermont, and you may not realize until too late just how much was attached to it.

School choice parents are standing up in the NEK! What about the rest of Vermont? https://www.mynbc5.com/article/northeast-kingdom-parents-express-frustration-about-potential-elimination-of-school-choice/71209372?fbclid=IwY2xjawRmtPtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF1TFdnMmUycHVKUjhYbnE1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg_ZTzKAw_iWhXL9ahGUzkC8437qwjIoD4KvpK3eEwcRnxjZNHyG5p9YfLQn_aem_UpozDED6ZxiLOCozz_k2vA

St. Johnsbury community members say they're frustrated with several components of Act 73 "The folks that are at risk to lose the most are the folks in the Northeast Kingdom," said a founder of Voices of NEK, parent-led group advocating to keep school choice in Vermont.

Vermont has not yet opted in to this Federal Scholarship Program!!! Call your Reps and Senators and tell them WE WANT IN. "From a state governance standpoint, the opt in decision should be an automatic yes. The sole practical effect of neglecting to opt in is to guarantee that in-state donations will flow out of state and benefit out-of-state students."

A Free Win for Governors: If They’ll Take It There is a gamechanger coming to K-12 education in America – if states take the chance. Twenty-nine states have now opted in to the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) through various paths. The EFT