Wilda L. White, Hilary Melton, and Malaika Puffer are founding directors of MadFreedom Advocates, Inc.,
BRATTLEBORO-While it's encouraging that we're finally approaching a more inclusive way of recognizing the voices...
BRATTLEBORO-The results from the Charter Revision Committee's recent poll in Districts 7, 8, and 9...
Peter Adair is the author of the books Sacred Universe and Sacred Earth. WESTMINSTER WEST-Unlikely...
For more than 35 years, Windham Child Care Association has worked to support a variety of early-childhood services and the families who depend on them. But a change last year at the state level abruptly eliminated a funding stream that accounted for about 25 percent of the organization's budget. Fearing for the financial viability of the association, administrators have come up with a solution: Windham Child Care will cease to exist at the end of June, and its services and...
Margaret MacLean has been an educator for 50 years, working as a teacher, school principal, and consultant in Vermont, the United States, and internationally. PEACHAM-Over the past 14 years, Vermont has enacted three sweeping school district consolidation laws: Act 153, Act 156, and Act 46. One of the goals of Act 46, the most recent legislation, was to provide education "at a cost that parents, voters and taxpayers value." Are consolidated districts delivering on this promise? A big-picture look says...
BRATTLEBORO-Throughout the month of April, River Gallery School will exhibit "Places We Know: Local Landscapes in Watercolor" by Louise Zak, in Gallery 34 on Main Street. The show will include the Surprising Brattleboro series, in which world-famous landmarks appear in surprising places around town. Works will be for sale, and art-quality prints can be ordered. For more information about the show, visit rivergalleryschool.org/april-2025-louise-zak. An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 4, from 4 - 6 p.m. This Arts...
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