It's going to be sweet. We check in with some decision makers at the state and district level to see what approaches schools are taking, whether it be in-person, remote, or a hybrid of the two — and we get you answers about what this means for parents, teachers and kids. I'm a Vermont Edition Fan! Your gift to Vermont Public Radio supports your favorite programs from NPR, too. James M. Patterson / Valley News He’s also challenging Rep. Peter Welch in the Democratic primary for the state’s only U.S. Congressional seat. Plus, Vermont reports its first COVID-19 death in 43 days, the former owners of the Rutland Herald file for bankruptcy and a new outbreak of coronavirus among Vermont inmates.Daily updates from the VPR newsroom on the coronavirus pandemicAbundant, multi-flowering helenium is hearty to Zone 3 and nearly drought-tolerant. Events; Contact VPR; VPR Staff; VPR Blog; Careers At VPR; More Inside VPR >> Search; Related Program: Vermont Edition. Join Or Renew Your Membership; Sustaining Membership; Business Underwriting; Producers Circle ; All Ways To Support VPR >> Inside VPR. Screenshot, 2020 VPR/Vermont PBS Debates Will and Holly Forming Ferro-Cement Catenary Arch Vaults of Administration Wednesday Sugar Mountain Farm will be on Vermont Public Radio’s Vermont Edition with reporter Nina Keck at noon and then again at 7 pm. To take advantage of his wealth of institutional knowledge, he answers your questions on our series — Ask Bob. Why does ice cream melt? This hour: We heard about how a facial covering mandate is panning out in neighboring Massachusetts.Early voting has already started for Vermont’s August primary. The pair co-authored the graphic novel trilogy Former Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe is running in the Democratic primary for governor, facing three other candidates. Some are stuck in the house together while working from home. This hour: we dive into how primary and secondary schools in Vermont may look different come this fall. He works construction in Barstow, Calif. Prudence Carter is a single mother of one. Thousands of protesters descended on Seattle and Portland, where police in both cities declared the gatherings had become riots, and made dozens of arrests. Middlebury College, home to roughly 2,500 students, is among the more expensive schools in the nation and has one of the larger endowments among institutions of its size.

As Vermont colleges and universities grapple with the health risks of COVID-19 and the Vermont state guidelines issued for college campuses, each is choosing a unique approach to the fall semester. Hosts Jane Lindholm and Bob Kinzel consider the context of current events through interviews with news makers and people who make our region buzz. This hour, we want your stories about how the coronavirus has tested your relationships, or lack of relationshipsA statewide mask mandate is slated to take effect in Vermont on Saturday, Aug. 1. Phil Scott. This hour, we talk with state and local health officials to get the latest on this surge in possible coronavirus cases.Jane Lindholm does an amazing job of ferreting out the issues that are critical to all of us living in Vermont. All of our programs and podcasts - from VPR News and Vermont Edition to Brave Little State and But Why - are produced and shared freely because of your support, whether you hear them on the radio or listen online via podcast. Do pro sports offer a needed distraction for many people during a difficult period? This will be the first planned splashdown for space travelers since A death penalty sentence against confessed Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was thrown out Friday by a federal appeals court in Boston.President Trump has announced he plans to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing app, from operating in the U.S. as early as Saturday.

VPR reporter and Vermont Edition host Bob Kinzel has been covering the Statehouse since 1981 — longer than any continuously serving member of the Legislature.
The streams are active when there's a meeting in the House or Senate Vermont’s 2020 primary election is on Aug. 11, and early voting has already begun. This hour, we'll look at this issue.

He’s an actor who runs a small farm and writes for the Former President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis in Atlanta.In his remarks, Obama issued a call to action for Americans to turn out to vote in the November election and linked Lewis' legacy to the modern-day civil rights movement sparked by the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd.