On Friday, Nov. 18 at the Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier, members of the Stafford Technical Center’s culinary arts class competed in the eighth annual Culinary Classic competition against teams from other Vermont tech centers. The student competitors were Eric […]
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Ski World Cup offers living classroom for students in resort management
KILLINGTON—As U.S. Ski Team superstar Mikaela Shiffrin puts the final touches on her preparations for the upcoming 2016 Audi FIS Ski World Cup at Killington Resort in Vermont, Nov. 26-27, so too will the students at Green Mountain College’s Killington […]
Drugs in the water? Don’t blame the students
UVM study shows down-the-drain disposal is not a major source of pharmaceutical pollution Nearly 60 percent of American adults now take prescription medications—from antidepressants to cholesterol treatments—and, among other things, there is growing concern about how many drugs are flowing […]
Student test scores show strength overall, but gaps persist
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger Vermont students’ statewide scores were competitive with those of their peers elsewhere on the computerized Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium test, according to the most recent results, released Tuesday, Aug. 30. However, gaps among some ethnic […]
Class of 2020 brings top Vermont students to UVM
For the second year in a row, the University of Vermont welcomes an incoming class with record-breaking academic credentials. Topping the Class of 2019’s high scores, the incoming Class of 2020 earned an average 3.64 GPA and SAT scores in […]
Two weeks, eight schools: students invited to Vermont to discover the future of food
This summer, students are invited to immerse themselves in food systems programming at eight Vermont higher education colleges and universities with the Vermont Food Systems Summer Study Tour. An initiative of the Vermont Food Systems Higher Education Consortium (VHEFSC), the […]
Vermont educators take wait-and-see approach to new federal Every Student Success Act
By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org While Vermont’s congressional delegation has lauded the passage of new federal education legislation, leaders of the state’s schools are more cautious. After 14 years of federal mandates meant to help improve learning that often bucked […]