School Merger Committee Work Hits Roadblock

By: Andrew McGregor

Outlets: Caledonian Record

Published: November 2, 2026

Words: 862

Last Updated: 1 week ago


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Merger study committees across the Northeast Kingdom remain in limbo as local education officials await guidance on how to comply with Vermont’s open meeting laws, bringing progress on three regional merger studies to a near standstill just weeks after the process began.

Only two of the region’s three Act 170 merger study groups have met, and neither has scheduled a second meeting. The third group’s inaugural meeting was canceled because of concerns about how the meeting …

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