VSSE Founded
     It was mid-year when seven educators with over a century and a half of experience gathered to talk about the non-stop national churning over education.
     By the meeting’s end they had successfully transformed many previous informal discussions into a new and inspiring vision that took a name, a shape and a set of clearly defined purposes. The Vermont Society for the Study of Education (VSSE) would be a center of education thought and activity with the singular purpose of resolutely advancing that which is in the best interest of children and their education.
     In order to pursue that which benefits children and their schooling VSSE has committed itself to actively engaging in the policy dialog that has become so much a part of the educational landscape for the last half century – a period when education, for the first time, became front-page news. This elevation of interest has resulted in the poplar media being flooded with opinions more couched in rhetoric and polemics than in thoughtful inquiry.
     Diverse opinions are the essence of a democratic society. However, the VSSE believes this dialogue can be enriched and enhanced by the voices of practitioners combined with a sound foundation of research-based knowledge and based on the core value of ensuring an equitable, effective and comprehensive education for all of Vermont’s children.