Holcombe: Districts must cut teaching, support staff

Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerIt’s budgeting season for school boards and keeping education costs down is a priority for the Scott administration. The state’s student population continues to shrink, schooling costs are still going up and most Vermonters haven’t had wage increases in years. In a memo to school boards, the Agency of Education is recommending cuts to administration, teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff.“I am ask