Corey McDonald, Author at VTDigger

Long Trail fans cheer after a basket by their team during the Vermont Div. IV semifinal with Mid Vermont Christian at the Barre Auditorium in Barre, Vt., on Monday, March 6, 2023. Some fans waved pride flags and wore transgender flags after the Mid Vermont Christian girls basketball team forfeited a game with the Mountain Lions last week and withdrew from the tournament rather than play a team with a transgender athlete. Mid Vermont won 47-46. Photo by James M. Patterson/Valley News

Vermont Christian school that forfeited game over transgender player wins appeal to rejoin state athletics

by Corey McDonald September 9, 2025, 3:21 pmSeptember 10, 2025, 9:38 am

The side of a Montpelier police cruiser.

Former director of the Vermont Council of Special Education Administrators charged with embezzling funds

by Corey McDonald September 8, 2025, 2:04 pmSeptember 8, 2025, 4:37 pm

A banner reading "We’re Better When Together" hangs on a lamp post in front of a building labeled "Library and Learning Center" at Vermont State University.

Vermont State University, Johnson announce partnership to relocate town services onto the school’s campus

by Corey McDonald September 3, 2025, 5:57 pmSeptember 4, 2025, 11:14 am

A woman with blonde hair wearing a blue blazer and black top sits on a red chair, smiling at the camera. There is a staircase with white vertical railings in the background.

Bennington College president will step down at end of fall term

by Corey McDonald August 29, 2025, 3:37 pmAugust 29, 2025, 3:37 pm

A blue sign reading "Middlebury College, Chartered in 1800" stands in a landscaped area with flowers and greenery, with trees and a building in the background.

Middlebury College to shutter its satellite campus in California

by Corey McDonald August 29, 2025, 1:52 pmAugust 29, 2025, 1:52 pm

A person scans a round metal object labeled "YOND" with a smartphone inside a grey pouch, placed on a grassy surface in a wooden enclosure.

As classes begin again, more Vermont schools are restricting cellphone use ahead of statewide ban

by Corey McDonald August 26, 2025, 5:39 pmAugust 26, 2025, 5:41 pm

Side-by-side photos of the entrances to Mount St. Joseph Academy and Rice Memorial High School, both brick school buildings with visible signs above their doors.

Vermont’s new education law signals an end to state funding for religious schools

by Corey McDonald August 20, 2025, 6:18 pmSeptember 8, 2025, 4:33 pm

An aerial view of a campus in fall.

Bennington College announces layoffs of 15 staff members

by Corey McDonald August 19, 2025, 2:53 pmAugust 19, 2025, 2:53 pm

People gather outside a brick building with columns, holding signs and a large "UVM Staff United" flag at a rally. Many wear matching "UVM Staff Strong" shirts.

UVM faculty and staff unions protest third-party health insurance audit, citing privacy fears

by Corey McDonald August 14, 2025, 5:07 pmAugust 14, 2025, 5:12 pm

A man in a checkered shirt stands next to large pipes and machinery in a basement or industrial utility room.

‘We can’t wait’: Vermont school districts seek guidance from new education law as school construction needs compound

by Corey McDonald August 8, 2025, 4:20 pmAugust 8, 2025, 4:21 pm

A group of people sits around a conference table in a meeting room, with one person standing and presenting in front of large windows and flip charts.

As the school redistricting task force begins its work, some supervisory unions hope to sway the process

by Corey McDonald August 5, 2025, 7:29 pmAugust 6, 2025, 12:23 pm

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Trump administration releases remainder of withheld federal funds for Vermont school districts

by Corey McDonald July 28, 2025, 5:02 pmJuly 28, 2025, 5:02 pm

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Q&A: New UVM President Marlene Tromp on in-state enrollment, staff layoffs and the future of DEI on campus

by Corey McDonald July 27, 2025, 6:55 amAugust 8, 2025, 6:38 pm

A woman with curly brown hair wearing a navy blazer and white shirt stands in front of a stone wall, smiling at the camera.

South Burlington School District superintendent resigns following months of pressure from local teachers union

by Corey McDonald July 23, 2025, 6:36 pmAugust 8, 2025, 4:42 pm