Economic Security Posts

Child poverty in Vermont

Vermont Child Tax Credit: Good for kids, good for the economy

Brigham Decision: Shared responsibility for funding education

Task Force uncovered flaws with student-count weights

Student enrollment is higher than it appears

Vermont’s tools for education funding equity: Weighting and categorical aid

The expanded Child Tax Credit should be permanent

Why is there a worker shortage?

Testimony to Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force, September 9, 2021

State’s commitment to people doesn’t end with COVID

Vermonters are weathering the pandemic with federal aid

Wages fall short of workers’ basic needs