Higher ed, corrections, & Shumlin
Higher education apparently didn’t figure much into gubernatorial races in this election cycle, in Vermont or anywhere else. Various states had propositions that pertained to higher ed funding (for the...
View ArticleThe price of a vice presidential drop-in
You might be wondering how much it cost UVM to host Joe Biden last month. Or have you forgotten that the vice president showed up for a Shumlin rally in the Patrick Gym the day before the election?...
View ArticleVermont’s 60 percent solution revisited
One year ago, Peter Shumlin, Shap Smith, Gov. Douglas and four of the state’s higher education chieftains signed and issued a “Compact with the state of Vermont” promising to ratchet up the state’s...
View ArticleA pothole in Vermont’s road to college
This isn’t the freshest news, but it hasn’t been reported anywhere yet: Vermont’s continuation rate — that is, the share of Vermont’s high school graduates who continue their education — is in...
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