State education funding report prompts reps to ‘kick up dust’: Lawmakers ask citizens to support efforts to address school-funding inequities that persist 20 years after the landmark decision to equalize educational opportunities in Vermont — Read on http://www.commonsnews.org/site/sitenext/story.php
Author: Rep. Laura Sibilia
Six-term independent Vermont State Representative representing the citizens, students, towns and businesses of Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton and Wardsboro.
A significant equity concern in Vermont’s current education funding system.
The day after Christmas I had a number of meetings scheduled in my district to catch up on issues prior to the session. After leaving one of those meetings, I sat in the parking lot and checked my emails finding one from a reporter asking me for my reaction to the Vermont education weighting study …
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Letter: Vermont’s deeply flawed education funding system | The Bennington Banner
To the Editor: I urge local residents to become familiar with the recent Pupil Weighting Factors Report that was championed, in part, by our local delegation. Behind the analysis and … — Read on http://www.benningtonbanner.com/stories/letter-vermonts-deeply-flawed-education-funding-system,595881
Rep. Sibilia: Week 3 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Paid family leave vote tally The House voted on both a compromise Paid Family Leave Plan (H.107) and a compromise accelerated additional Minimum Wage increase plan (S.23) that had been worked out between the House and Senate. Both proposals passed; Minimum Wage 93-54 and Paid Family Leave 89-58, but neither passed with enough votes to …
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Public discussion January 25th on student opportunity, property taxes and the effect of student weights
On Saturday, January 25th at 9 am at the Dover Town Hall, Rep. Laura Sibilia, Rep. John Gannon, Rep. Carolyn Partridge and Rep. Kelly Pajala will be hosting a public discussion on Vermont’s Education financing system and how it relates to student opportunity and property taxes. Legislators will talk about the results of the recently …
Rep. Sibilia: Week 2 of the Vermont Legislative Session
Good afternoon,The image above is the list of priorities the Rural Caucus has heard from Vermonters on and is working to address. A helpful podcast! How It Works: A Guide To Vermont's Legislature Various issues are beginning to emerge in this early part of the session. Act 250 reforms, climate change, housing, gun reforms as …
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Sibilia: Week 1 of the 2020 #Vermont Legislative Session
Good evening! On Friday January 10th, the House held a moment of silence for former State Representative Dover Rep. Phil Bartlett who passed away earlier this year. As I did last year, I plan to send out an update on the week as well as links to information that may be helpful to constituents in …
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Windham County Delegation statement on Retreat
The Windham County Delegation has been aware of ongoing financial challenges being experienced by the Brattleboro Retreat related to multi-year, inadequate medicaid reimbursements, unexpected census declines, and the increasing cost of contract RNs and MDs due to national and state-wide workforce shortages. The Brattleboro Retreat is a 150 year old private mental healthcare institution providing …
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Vermont State Representative Laura Sibilia 