UPDATED: Holcombe abruptly resigns as education secretary

Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe has abruptly resigned from her post just weeks before she was expected to unveil a statewide school district consolidation map.
The secretary of education is expected to recommend a plan on June 1 that will move any unmerged school districts into larger governance units. The State Board of Education will work with the secretary to submit a final plan.
Holcombe did not give a reason fo