Wavell Cowan: Act 46 and education reform

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Wavell Cowan, of Montpelier, a research scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, businessman, social activist, and author.
The Legislature, with Act 46, has once again revisited Vermont’s public education system. Again, in all probability, this will simply reshuffle the deck, producing yet another hand to be played out before it becomes deja vu all over again. There is an alternative. We could, finally, conclude that it is the deck of cards that is the