“Fast Months, Slow Days,” by Chloe Deliso, from the YWP Media LibraryYoung Writers Project is a creative, online community of teen writers and visual artists that started in Burlington in 2006. Each week, VTDigger publishes the writing and art of young Vermonters who post their work on youngwritersproject.org, a free, interactive website for youth, ages 13-19. To
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Rep. Kate McCann: The state of public education
By Opinion
This commentary is by Kate McCann of Montpelier. She is a Democratic representing the Washington-4 district in the Vermont House of Representatives.In recent years, we have faced unprecedented challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted learning, strained our schools and deepened the mental health crisis among our students. Yet through it all, I have witnessed the resilience…
John Clifford: Education reform is complicated, but doing nothing is not an option
By Opinion
Dear Editor,Writers of political opinion lately have been fond of using ball-team analogies when describing the difficult interaction between players tackling education finance reform. Allow me to continue with that approach.Sometimes even the ball teams staffed with the highest qualified and most highly paid players (teachers) perform poorly on the ball court despite mountains of…
Then Again: The embargo with Canada, and its many local smugglers
In first veto of 2025, Phil Scott strikes down spending bill that would extend motel stays
By Carly Berlin
Gov. Phil Scott listens to a question during his weekly press conference at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerThis story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public.Updated at 4:47 p.m.Gov. Phil Scott delivered his first veto…
You’re invited! Meet VTDigger’s Southern Vermont Reporter
Join VTDigger at The Hub CoWorks in Rutland on Wednesday, March 26, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for an evening with VTDigger’s staff and leadership, including our Southern Vermont reporter, Greta Solsaa.This will be a casual opportunity to connect with our team and learn more about our journalism. We’re eager to engage with our readers in the area. We hope to hear from you…
A future teacher finds the financial and logistical flexibility she needs to succeed
Middlebury College, facing antisemitism investigation, is among those warned by Trump administration
By Greta Solsaa
Middlebury College campus on June 23, 2018. Photo by Kenneth Burchfiel/Wikimedia CommonsMiddlebury College is among 60 higher education institutions that received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education on Monday, warning of “potential enforcement actions” if the schools do not take sufficient action to protect Jewish students on their campuses. “The Department is deeply disappointed…
Vermont Conversation: ‘Another World is Possible’, says journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata
Photo and image courtesy of the authorThe Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues. Listen below and subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts.Americans have come to assume that heavy medical debt, unaffordable housing and lack of…
Blue House Mushroom: The art of the agaric
“Thanks to a process she called easy and streamlined… VEDA was able to stay creative, assessing her business plan and bringing a flexibility to the table that other institutions may not have been able to.”Kat Clear’s name most often comes to mind in the art world. As a metal worker, she creates metal signage, sculpture,…