Fewer districts will be eligible for small school grants

A school crossing sign. Photo by Ruth Hare/VTDiggerSome of Vermont’s small school districts aren’t planning to merge and have been waiting to see if the state will deem them “geographically isolated.” If granted that status, the state will continue to provide the districts with small school grants.As of July 1, there were approximately 40 districts that had not yet merged and that until now havereceived small school grants. Only seven of those schools will be considered g