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House Education committee hears case to rejoin Education Commission of the States, committee asks Legislative Council to add reauthorization language
Summary
The House Education committee heard a presentation from Andy Gianni of the Education Commission of the States on the Compact for Education, confirmed Vermont withdrew in 1993, discussed dues totaling $53,100, and agreed to ask Legislative Council to insert rejoining language into a miscellaneous education bill.
The House Education committee on Wednesday heard a presentation on the Compact for Education and the Education Commission of the States, and agreed to ask Legislative Council to add language to a miscellaneous education bill to readopt the compact and restore Vermont’s formal membership.
Andy Gianni, state relations strategist for the Northeast at the Education Commission of the States (ECS), told the committee the Compact for Education was drafted in the 1960s to enable interstate collaboration on education policy. "The Compact was eventually created, with the goal that states and territories should collaborate and share ideas as they work through similar challenges," Gianni said, describing ECS as the Compact's operating arm and…
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