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Education advocates press Vermont panel to hold independent schools to same standards as public schools
Summary
Friends of Vermont Public Education told the House Education Committee that independent schools receiving public tuition should follow the same licensing, reporting and renewal rules as public schools, and that the Agency of Education has a backlog of independent school renewals — 59 schools overdue, including 18 therapeutic programs.
Representatives of Friends of Vermont Public Education told the House Education Committee on March 26 that independent and therapeutic schools receiving public tuition should meet the same licensing, reporting and accountability standards as public schools and urged the committee to address a backlog in independent school renewals.
Neil O’Dell, a board member of Friends of Vermont Public Education, and Krista Huling, a current classroom teacher and former chair of the State Board of Education, testified that the current oversight regime allows independently operated schools that receive public funds to operate under different standards than public schools.
“Vermonters work hard for their money, and they deserve to know how their tax dollars…
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