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BENNINGTON â While the rewards of reading are manifold, they are typically intangible, like broadened knowledge or vocabulary.
Parker Bruso, who recently completed the fifth grade at Molly Stark Elementary School, likely absorbed those sorts of benefits by reading a multitude of books during the school year â but, as the schoolâs top reader in grades 3 through 5, he also won something tactile: a new Chromebook.
Bruso was one of two students â the other was a student in a separate K-2 category â to win a laptop through the Paddington Bear Award program at the end of the school year.
BENNINGTON – A lawsuit filed by a former teacher at Molly Stark Elementary School alleges she was discriminated against and her contract was not renewed because of her race, and
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Legislation working its way through the Statehouse would be a game changer for children and families as Vermont builds back better. H.106 creates âcommunity schools,â a new model to transform our schools into community centers by inviting into our schools the supports that children need to succeed.
The pandemic has exacerbated and shined a light on a deeply entrenched problem with Vermontâs education system: children from low-income families do not do as well academically as their better off classmates. The challenges of learning from home this past year have been especially difficult for low-income families, and their children have fallen even farther behind. We are failing in our shared obligation to help all children get the quality education they need and deserve. Achieving the cherished American ideal of equal opportunities for all requires a greater commitment to overcoming the many barriers that low-income
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BENNINGTON â A former Bennington College administrator will be the next executive director of Greater Bennington Interfaith Community Services Inc., the nonprofit that runs an array of anti-poverty programs.
Natalie Basil, of North Bennington, who previously served as the collegeâs dean of students, will join GBICS on Monday, April 19, the group announced in a press release.
Basil, who has worked in higher education for about two decades, including a nine-year spell at Brown University, said in an interview that the coronavirus pandemic made her more aware of systemic inequities and prompted her to turn toward thinking about how she could give back to the local community.
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