Chittenden schools can avoid forced mergers if they act fast

Dear Editor,In her recent commentary for VTDigger, Nina Antin correctly identifies the coercive financial architecture underlying H.955’s voluntary language. For small rural districts facing existential pressure, her warning deserves serious attention.The picture looks different in Chittenden County. The six Chittenden Central Cooperative Educational Service Area (CESA) members — Burlington, Colchester, Essex-Westford, Grand Isle, South Burlington and Winooski — are large enoug