In this brief, the authors explore how state-level decisions in New Hampshire and Vermont manifest in the early childhood education and care sector, through the lens of the interstate Upper Valley region. They demonstrate the significant differences in the reach and adequacy of child care financial assistance programs ("child care…

With the deepening understanding of the importance of the early years for preparing children to enter and then succeed in school, federal, state, and local policymakers in the United States have been increasing the public-sector investment in early care and education (ECE) programs, both on a targeted and a universal basis. The state of Vermont…

National and regional trends mask important variation among states in the supply of high school graduates. This profile provides brief indicators for Vermont related to: current levels of educational attainment, projections of high school graduates into the future, and two common barriers to student access and success--insufficient academic…