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Vermont-NEA President Statement on Administration’s Education Proposal

Statement on Governor Scott's education proposal.
By: Don Tinney, high school English teacher who serves as the president of the 13,000-member Vermont-NEA
Published: January 22, 2025

Today’s risky proposal is big on rhetoric but short on the details. And the details matter - a lot. It doesn’t explain how these changes would be better for students. It doesn’t simplify an overly complex school funding system. And it doesn’t provide immediate and on-going property tax relief for middle-class Vermonters.

Going forward, as we learn more, we need to do what our members do every day in every classroom in every community in Vermont: put the needs of students – our future – front and center.

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The Vermont-National Education Association is the union of Vermont educators, 13,000 professionals who teach the state's children every day. As the state's largest union, Vermont-NEA is proud to represent the people who make a difference in the lives of students in classrooms across Vermont.
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