Nicole Mace: School spending decisions

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Nicole L. Mace, who is executive director of the Vermont School Boards Association.
Vermont’s school boards have risen to the challenge of building budgets that deliver high quality public education in a more affordable manner, while still meeting the complex needs of today’s students.
In November, Gov. Phil Scott sent a letter to education leaders asking school districts to hold FY 2019 growth in spending to no more than 2.5 percent. School