Becca Balint is a champion for educators, labor, and all working Vermonters; she is one of us. As a former Vermont public school teacher and a current parent of a public school student, Becca knows firsthand the challenges that educators face, and she carries them with her every day.
With the pension issue, Becca's leadership helped assure that thousands of public employees can retire with dignity.
When the issue flared last winter, I was deep in the trenches of Covid-teaching, and the pension proposals felt like a sucker punch. When I reached out to Becca, she listened.
And while some offered words of support, she prepared to take important action.
We, the undersigned teachers and staff of Dummerston School, have met to discuss the ballot question about whether to withdraw from the merged school district. Many of us were surprised to learn that this very important question was added to the ballot on Jan. 20 by the Selectboard. A...
An open letter to Peter Gould, director of Robin Hood at the New England Youth Theater: It was with such delight that I watched Robin Hood several weekends ago. My family, friends, and I left talking about the play's unique format and how fun it was to watch our...