Back in January, Gov. Phil Scott leveraged the gains his Republican party made in the last election to come out swinging, demanding that lawmakers send him a bill this year that would transform Vermont鈥檚 K12 system.
On Monday, legislative leaders did what Scott asked them to do. The landmark, 155-page bill they sent to his desk, which he plans to sign, would fundamentally upend how our schools are funded and governed.
The bill embraces the general constructs that Scott proposed when he laid out his vision for reform. As with the governor鈥檚 initial plan, H.454 would enact a foundation formula through which the state鈥攏ot local voters鈥攃ontrols the bulk of school spending, and it paves the way for wide-scale consolidation.
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