Rick Detwiler: Wagging the dog

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rick Detwiler, of North Ferrisburgh, who is a retired educator, having served as a teacher and principal in Vermont for 10 years before continuing his career as a superintendent of various American international schools around the world for 25 years.
A recent Seven Days article highlighted Vermont Secretary of Administration Susanne Young’s Jan. 18 memo to legislators on reforming education funding. She listed 18 ideas the governor proposes for co