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Youth council proposes school-choice pilot, longer preschool hours and more specialist teachers
Summary
The Vermont State Youth Council presented education recommendations to the Senate Government Operations Committee calling for a limited school-choice pilot, expanded state-funded preschool hours, and funding to increase specialist teachers and certified personnel across the state.
Karen Burns, executive member of the youth council’s education committee, told the Senate Government Operations Committee that the committee’s three education recommendations aim to expand options and supports for Vermont students.
“Every student learns differently,” Karen Burns said, urging a pilot to allow a percentage of students per grade to transfer to public or private schools that accept…
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