Nelson A. Rockefeller Center for Public Policy at Dartmouth

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government funded Universal School Meals (USMs) nationwide. After seeing robust benefits for students and teachers, Vermont policymakers decided to continue this program at the state level for the 2022-23 school year. However, sustaining USMs comes at a cost. This report identifies the impacts and…

Between the 1930s and 1977, chemical companies such as Monsanto manufactured electrical equipment and building materials, including caulk and light ballasts, with human-made chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Although PCBs were banned in 1979, a lack of removal efforts means they persist in many buildings constructed before that date…

By 2025, the State of Vermont intends that 50 percent of the food schools serve be locally produced.^[i] As of 2014, 5.6 percent of the food schools serve is locally produced.^[ii] The goal of this study is to determine how Vermont might increase the amount of local food…