Thursday, August 5, 2010

Vermont education chief recommends school cuts - Boston.com

Vermont education chief recommends school cuts - Boston.com

Vermont education chief recommends school cuts

By Lisa Rathke
Associated Press Writer / August 5, 2010
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MONTPELIER, Vt.—School districts across Vermont are being asked to trim a total of $23.2 million from their already lean budgets. If they don't, the education commissioner might ask the Legislature to require them to.
But $19 million to save teacher jobs in Vermont included in a jobs bill - that passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday and is up for a rush vote in the House next week - could offset the cuts.