Education fund gap could go as high as $80M

Commissioner of Finance and Management Adam Greshin. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
Editor’s note: This story by Matt Hongoltz-Hetling was first published by the Valley News on Oct. 7, 2017. 
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — State officials and school board members say the Education Fund shortfall could go as high as $80 million and could wallop many property owners with a 5 percent increase in the school tax rate.
Vermont Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe has said that a 7