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Senate education committee hears students praise small classes, CTE opportunities in Canaan
Summary
On Nov. 12, 2025 the Vermont Senate Education Committee visited Canaan Elementary and High School to gather student views; students said small class sizes and hands-on CTE programs provide opportunities but flagged travel burdens and fundraising needs.
CANAAN, Vt. — The Vermont Senate Education Committee spent Nov. 12 at Canaan Elementary and High School to hear directly from students about what works at their small, rural school and what they would like to see changed.
“We are here to hear what’s on people’s minds,” Sen. Seth Longertz, chair of the Senate Education Committee, told students at the start of the visit. Committee members said the listening tour of five districts is intended to inform work when the committee resumes full sessions in January.
Students across grades praised the close relationships with teachers and the small class sizes that allow more one-on-one help. Seventh-grader Carson Byron described a nine-student class and credited…
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