September 8, 2015 – Workforce diversity is the topic of the day September 25, when international business leader and author Marilyn H. Tam visits Vermont for a series of events for business, public and not-for-profit leaders as well as high school and college students. Continue reading “Business Leader and Author Marilyn H. Tam To Speak on Workplace Diversity” →

Opinion Editorial by Lisa Ventriss, President

The good news is that Vermonters have had a very robust dialogue on education reform this year, which has moved us farther than previous years in terms of understanding of and agreement on the need for system-wide change. This is due primarily to the tremendous work of Vermont’s Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe who, in a very brief period of time, has created a database of “current state” information on every school in Vermont. The bad news is that so much of our school data is suppressed because of micro-sized schools, but the available data tell a very troubling tale of the students currently in our PreK-12 education system. The worse news is that we have an even more challenging population coming into the system and we are not prepared for them. Continue reading “Ventriss OP-ED: Having the Courage to Change [5.12.15]” →

Green Mountain Imperative Says Get Smart, Talk, Vote

[4.13.15] A new two-minute animated video from a Vermont coalition appeals to Vermonters civic-mindedness and urges them to participate in the ongoing debate about the future of public education in the state. Continue reading “New Video Encourages Vermonters To Engage in Public Education Debate [4.13.15]” →

1^st Quarter 2015 Business Conditions Survey Results Show Neutral Outlook

March 31, 2015 –  Today, Lisa Ventriss, President of Vermont Business Roundtable (VBR) and Jeffrey Carr, President, Economic & Policy Resources (EPR), announced the 1st Quarter results of their joint initiative, the VBR-EPR Business Conditions Survey.

The survey, which is conducted quarterly, provides both a look back at the previous quarter and a predictive index going forward. The data for both the backward and forward-looking questions are weighted to the Vermont economy by sector employment and turned into “diffusion indices”.1 These diffusion indices provide a tool for analyzing and presenting insight into the Vermont economy over time through the sentiments of the Roundtable members.

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March 30, 2015 – Vermont Business Roundtable released today the following letter to Vermont legislators in support of H. 361, a bill addressing Education, Education Funding; Education Spending and Education Governance.

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