The St. Johnsbury Democratic Town Committee has invited Paul Cillo of Public Assets Institute to present on education finance at our February meeting, and we would like to invite others to attend.

When: Monday February 15, 5:15 - 6:15 (following our brief business meeting at 5:00)
Where: North Congregational Church, Main Street, St. Johnsbury (Parlor)
What: Education Funding, with guest Paul Cillo, Director of Public Assets Institute (www.publicassets.org). Public Assets is a non-partisan policy think tank, whose mission is to conduct research, perform fiscal analysis, disseminate information, and develop policies that apply the powers of government to improving the well-being of ordinary citizens, especially the most vulnerable. Paul is a former State Representative (Cal-2, Hardwick/Walden/Stannard) who was one of the architects of the education finance system that sought to bring educational equity to Vermont. He will provide historical background on education finance in Vermont and discuss the impact of Act 46 on educational equity.