Rural Vermonters Tell Senate Education Committee: Don’t Let Funding Changes Punish Small Schools

Nov 13, 2025

At a Canaan listening stop, the Senate Education Committee heard residents warn that the foundation formula and forced mergers proposed under Act 73 could erode small‑town programs, urging more technical assistance, targeted aid and support for career and technical education.

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The Vermont Senate Education Committee visited Canaan on its listening tour to hear local concerns about Act 73, the proposed foundation funding formula and governance changes that residents say threaten small, rural schools.

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