Vermont news

• Thank you, readers, for a shout out from The New York Times

  25-11-2017 13:32 via vtdigger.org
  VTDigger’s senior reporter Mark Johnson, left, and multi-media producer Mike Dougherty.Yesterday, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt suggested that readers forgo the Black Friday buying frenzy and donate or buy a subscription to a publication “that does great work and that needs more help than, say, The New York Times.”
  Leonhardt recommended a dozen or so news organizations, based on reader feedback. Thanks to the many VTDigger readers who emailed Leonhardt, we made the t
  
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• Vermont School Boards Association releases video on school funding

  25-11-2017 12:19 via vtdigger.org
  The Vermont School Boards Association released a video that attempts to explain the way the state funds its schools. The threat of an 8 cent tax hike means lawmakers will be focused on school spending during the legislative session and the association wants to ensure the public understands how the system works, according to a news release.
  Making Sense of Vermont’s Funding System, is an 11-minute video that uses real examples to explain budgets and tax rates.
  Two friendly avatars walk vie
  
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• Mike DeSanto: No smiles for Amazon

  25-11-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mike DeSanto, a co-owner of Phoenix Books and a member of the Main Street Alliance of Vermont Advisory Council.
  Some of you may be familiar with Amazon’s “Smile” program. It allows customers to designate a charity from a list of choices that will receive one half of 1 percent of purchases as a donation. All smiles, right?
  Not quite.
  As a business owner, let me offer another perspective. Renee Reiner and I, along with a couple of partne
  
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• ‘Stonewall Strong,’ an excerpt

  25-11-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: John Killacky, executive director of Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, and Larry Connolly, instructor at the University of Vermont, are featured in a new book, “Stonewall Strong” by John-Manuel Andriote. Drawing from research and nearly 100 original interviews, the author illustrates pivotal moments in recent history as manifestations of gay men’s resilience, from the years of secrecy and subversion before the 1969 Stonewall riots; through the coming of
  
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• Brian Ricca: Unconscious biases

  25-11-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Brian G. Ricca, the superintendent of Montpelier Public Schools.
  The Montpelier Public Schools Leadership Team is participating in a training with CQ Strategies called We All Belong Series, in a sustained effort grow our own cultural competency. One of the goals in the MPS Action Plan is “To implement an articulated multi-tiered system of support to provide equitable learning opportunities for students in safe and inclusive learning environments.&
  
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