Education

Students from Shanghai China, part of the Vermont International Academy Visit Burlington VT and the Channel 17/Town Meeting TV studios.  Students from the UVM Communications department interview them about their visit and first impressions of Vermont, The Northeast and the United States.

Leadership is all around us. Host Mark Furnari speaks with Jeff Binay, the long standing Director of Indian Education for Franklin County Public Schools which serves approximately 620 Abenaki students, K-12. The Indian Education program is a comprehensive initiative which supports Abenaki students through a myriad of services ranging from in-school programs to after-school cultural endeavors. The program is guided by the belief in self determination for Abenaki parents reflected in a very active Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) comprised of sixteen Abenaki parents, elders, students, and teachers, which oversees all educational and cultural supports for Abenaki children enrolled in area public schools.

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

The afternoon plenary of the 2014 12th Annual Vermont Employee Ownership Conference. Panel discussion on 'Employee Ownership in the Workplace: What Difference Does It Make, Really?​'  Panelists include: Deborah Harris, PT 360; John Hayes, CAD Cut; Kristin Howard, Real Pickles; Missy McManigle, Walman Optical; Mark Ruskin, Carris Reels.  The moderator for the discussion is Cindy Turcot from Gardener's Supply Company, with comments and follow-up questoins from Joseph Blasi.

The conference is ddesigned for business owners and employees interested in bringing employee ownership to their companies; those who work in established employee-owned businesses; economic development professionals; bankers, accountants, attorneys and financial planners; and anyone who is interested in employee participation or sustainable business models.

The Vermont Employee Ownership Center is a statewide non-profit whose mission is to promote and foster employee ownership in order to broaden capital ownership, deepen employee participation, retain jobs, increase living standards for working families, and stabilize communities.

http://www.veoc.org/