With per-student spending second only to New York, Vermont’s resistance to change risks squandering resources that could push its schools from good to great.
I’m concerned about comparing apples and oranges, when the three states to which you compare Vermont differ dramatically in demographics like size, topography, population density, and other categories that fiscally challenge rural states in the provision of services (note the challenges rural hospitals are facing). Could you please show data about such demographic differences in the states upon which you base your data? Better yet, how do similarly sized and/or similarly rural states compare to Vermont’s educational outcomes? Selective data and narrow analysis help no one.
I’m concerned about comparing apples and oranges, when the three states to which you compare Vermont differ dramatically in demographics like size, topography, population density, and other categories that fiscally challenge rural states in the provision of services (note the challenges rural hospitals are facing). Could you please show data about such demographic differences in the states upon which you base your data? Better yet, how do similarly sized and/or similarly rural states compare to Vermont’s educational outcomes? Selective data and narrow analysis help no one.