👩Late 50s Woman
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Public education needs to remain strong, please continue supporting them.
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Burlington, VT · Live ReportIssue Focus · September 2026 edition
Education
Raised by9%5 responses · past 55 days
Top Themes
We select quotes that capture residents' main points about education, then group similar quotes by theme. Each theme includes the original quotes, so you can read them, cite them, and see what the theme is based on.
#11 Theme:Raised by 9% of respondents
Public education is strong but under threat
Public schools are valued, but funding changes and privatization could weaken fair, enriching education for children.
What people are saying:
👨Mid 30s ManinWard 1
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It’s scary how they are trying to gut and privatize education and make it less equitable
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👨Mid 40s ManinWard 5
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I want my kids and their friends to get a great public education and enriching extracurricular activities at school the facilities and public parks. I want city resources to go toward helping people ending up on the streets.
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👩Late 30s WomaninWard 2
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will no longer be able to vote for school board or school budget, which affects them. We have fought for legal resident voting for a while so to have this stripped away would be damaging to democracy. There are so many issues with the current education funding changes being proposed, but that is one of them that I am worried about. It matters bc we all deserve to have a voice in our local education.
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More voices on education
A few more quotes worth reading, about topics outside the main themes above.
👨Mid 30s ManinWard 1
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I’m disappointed in the democrats’ opposition to Phil Scott and Republican leadership.
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👩Late 40s WomaninWard 5
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Having good education and health will lead to less problems later in life
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