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House Education members back baseline increases, urge funding for teacher loan program
Summary
The House Education Committee reviewed budget requests on Feb. 25 and signaled support for baseline increases for higher-education partners and strong backing for the Vermont Teacher Forgivable Loan program, while deferring some one‑time proposals to other committees.
The House Education Committee on Feb. 25 reviewed a package of higher-education and workforce-related funding requests it will forward as input to the House Appropriations Committee. Members said they generally support baseline increases already reflected in the governor’s recommendation and urged finding money for the Vermont Teacher Forgivable Loan program, which committee members said is out of funds.
Committee members said they were generally comfortable with a roughly 3 percent increase that appears in the governor’s recommendation for several entities, and with similarly modest increases for the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC),…
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