Chancellor pushes boost for state college funding

Jeb Spaulding, chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges. Photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDiggerA lack of financial support from the Legislature has kept tuition high at the state’s colleges and has contributed to the low level of Vermont high school students going on to college.
That’s according to the head of the state college system, Chancellor Jeb Spaulding, who told lawmakers Wednesday the public colleges are a linchpin in Gov. Phil Scott’s plan to develop a skilled labor force to