Vermont Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Education Reform Bill in Special Session

 State lawmakers on Monday approved an overhaul of Vermont’s education system and sent it to the governor. The Senate voted 17-12 in favor of the sweeping education reform proposal. The House later passed the bill on a voice vote. There was no discussion in the House and some lawmakers said they didn’t know what they were voting on. But  after conferring with leadership, the voice vote will stand.  That means the bill is now headed to Gov. Phil Scott’s desk. The full House and Senate are at the Statehouse for a special session to sign off on that compromise on the education bill.