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Governor's Institutes of Vermont asks Legislature for 10% funding boost after students describe life‑saving training
Summary
Governor's Institutes of Vermont told an Education Committee it serves about 700 students a year (55% low income), is level‑funded at $384,000, and is requesting a 10% increase to $423,361 to cover rising costs; students and board members described hands‑on training and broadening college and career pathways.
Elizabeth Rescoya, executive director of the Governor's Institutes of Vermont, told the state Education Committee on Feb. 3 that the nonprofit serves roughly 700 high school students a year and is asking the Legislature to raise its current appropriation by 10%, from $384,000 to $423,361, in the governor's FY27 budget.
"My name is Elizabeth Rescoya, and I'm the executive director of Governors Institutes of Vermont," Rescoya said, and she described the program as a mix of one‑to‑two week residential summer institutes held on college campuses designed to expose teenagers to career and college pathways. She said nearly 90% of participants receive some financial assistance and that 55% are low‑income, up from about a third a few years…
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