Making Sense of Education Funding: a Conversation with Paul Cillo of Public Assets Institute

When: Wednesday June 20, 5:30 - 7 pm
Where: The St. Johnsbury School (auditorium) - 257 Western Ave, St. Johnsbury
Who: Paul Cillo, founder and Executive Director of Public Assets Institute, a nonpartisan policy analysis organization.
What: Presentation and Q&A on education finance | FREE and Open to the Public

Education funding is a hot topic these days, and it can be challenging to separate fact from political spin. Paul Cillo is one of Vermont's leading experts on education finance and equity. Paul has been active in public policy work for over forty years, as a local and state political representative, consultant on health care, education finance, and other tax and budget issues; and on energy efficiency. He represented Hardwick, Walden, and Stannard in the Vermont House of Representatives for ten years, serving four years on the tax-writing Ways & Means Committee and four as Majority Leader. During those years he designed and led the Legislature to adopt a groundbreaking education financing system that equalizes opportunity for all Vermont children, regardless of where they live.

For a sample of Public Asset's analysis of the current ed funding proposal, see this recent blog post: http://publicassets.org/blog/governors-plan-would-raid-the-education-fund/

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