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Vermont NEA urges action on health‑care costs, income sensitivity and mental‑health funding for schools
Summary
The Vermont NEA told the House Education Committee it supports changes to reduce health‑care costs (including reference‑based pricing), expanding income‑sensitivity to reduce property tax burdens, continued funding for universal school meals, and stronger state funding for school mental‑health services and school construction.
Jeff Bending, executive director of the Vermont National Education Association, told the House Education Committee the union represents about 13,000 education workers and that his organization supports measures to lower property taxes and address rising health‑care costs.
"We're about 13,000 members who work in every public school," Bending said. He told the committee the NEA supports updating the income thresholds used in the education tax system (often called "cliffs" or income…
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