Ed Secretary Saunders Fields Questions at Confirmation Hearing
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Seven Days— Zoie Saunders, Gov. Phil Scott’s pick for Vermont’s education secretary, took her first step toward confirmation on Tuesday when she spent 90 minutes answering questions from the state Senate Education Committee. A school administrator from Florida, Saunders described herself as a data-driven leader committed to supporting Vermont's public education system. She also spent some of her opening remarks defending her professional experience, which has been dissected since she was nominated...
Seven Days—Vermont Senate Votes Down Ed Secretary Nominee Zoie Saunders. Updated at 1:59 p.m. In a rare development, the Vermont Senate on Tuesday morning voted down Zoie Saunders, Gov. Phil Scott's nominee for education secretary. The 9-19 tally came after several senators gave impassioned speeches about why they'd vote against Saunders, a Florida school administrator who has spent the bulk of her career working for a privately held, for-profit charter school management company. Many lawmakers noted the unprecedented amount of calls, emails and text messages...
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