Sriram Srinivasan
Coverage of Sriram Srinivasan in the Nexus archive.
- Vermont’s new education law pays districts to merge. It doesn’t make them save.
Vermont's Act 170, signed into law as H.955, mandates school district merger study committees and cooperative educational service areas (CESAs) by 2026, but lacks efficiency targets, oversight, and accountability mechanisms. Critics argue structural gaps, such as conflicting CESA and merger group boundaries, could undermine savings potential, despite identified $9M-$10M in back-office savings for Chittenden County districts.
- Chittenden schools can avoid forced mergers if they act fast
Chittenden County's six CESA districts can avoid forced mergers by consolidating back-office services before merger studies fragment their collaboration. The CESA board, forming in July 2026, must prioritize these savings to negotiate future decisions from strength rather than financial pressure.