PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES:
THE EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ACT (ACT 60):
MEASURING EQUITY REPORT 2008
(Added 1/16/08)

When the Legislature passed Act 60, the Equal Educational Opportunity Act (EEO) in 1997, a provision of the law required the State Board of Education to develop a system to evaluate the equalizing effects of the state's new finance system and school quality standards.

In addition,

"Beginning in school year 2000 and every five years thereafter, or more often if requested by the general assembly, the State Board shall report to the general assembly concerning the results of this evaluation and recommendations for change if needed. (16 V.S.A. §164(18))"

By design, the EEOA was phased in over a four-year period, with the 2000-2001 school year marking the first full year of implementation. The 2001 report was the first EEOA evaluation required and laid the groundwork for the 2007 report. This report was delayed a year due to data quality issues.

• 2008 Report on Act 60 of 1997: Equal Educational Opportunity - Measuring Equity
  View the current report that was published in January of 2008.
  • Measuring Equity Report 2001
    This archived report for the 2000-2001 school year, the first EEO evaluation required under Act 60, laid the groundwork for measuring outcomes in subsequent years.

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