As an educator, policymaker, and author, Nikhil has been fighting for public education his entire career. He opposed the passage of Vermont's new education reform law, Act 73, which is designed to take millions of dollars out of the Burlington, Winooski, and Essex schools. There is no empirical evidence these reforms will reduce property taxes or improve our schools. 

Nikhil with Vermont-NEA President Don Tinney

Nikhil supports the recommendations of the School District Redistricting Task Force to reduce costs: voluntary district mergers and shared services such as transportation and special education. 

Public dollars going to private schools, especially discriminatory religious schools, has grown nearly 90 percent since 2009. Nikhil fights to keep public dollars in public schools, protect universal, free school meals, make investments in community schools and health and social supports that ensure children’s basic needs are met, and make nature-based, outdoor education a universal experience for our children.

In recent years, Vermont has made historic investments in child care. Nikhil is a champion of universal child care.

The Legislature has taken some steps to change the property tax classification for second homes. Nikhil strongly supports taxing second homes more to help reduce homestead property taxes.