WV lawmakers jump ahead of nation with school choice program
Monday, April 5, 2021 |
Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis (OneNewsNow.com)
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West Virginia is implementing a state education program that is setting aside millions of dollars for families to choose an educational path.
Gov. Jim Justice signed legislation last week implementing the Hope Scholarship program, which gives parents a portion of the per-pupil expenditure to use for education expenses such as private-school tuition and home tutoring.
The Inter-Mountain newspaper reported the signing of HB 2013 means West Virginia has approved the “most expansive” education savings account program that is offered anywhere in the nation.
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CHARLESTON Despite being left on the cutting room floor during efforts two years ago to pass a sweeping education overhaul, some lawmakers and education reform advocates want to take another look at education savings accounts.
A coalition of Republican lawmakers, conservative public policy groups, and advocates for choice in educational options held a virtual press conference Tuesday calling for passage of legislation creating the Hope Scholarship.
“Right now, our activists across the state are working to strongly encourage lawmakers to support the creation of education savings accounts in the state,” said Jason Huffman, the state director for the West Virginia chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative grassroots advocacy organization.
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SUPPORT Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Patricia Rucker said she supports new legislation to create education savings accounts.
CHARLESTON Despite being left on the cutting room floor during efforts two years ago to pass a sweeping education overhaul, some lawmakers and education reform advocates want to take another look at education savings accounts.
A coalition of Republican lawmakers, conservative public policy groups, and advocates for choice in educational options held a virtual press conference Tuesday calling for passage of legislation creating the Hope Scholarship.
“Right now, our activists across the state are working to strongly encourage lawmakers to support the creation of education savings accounts in the state,” said Jason Huffman, the state director for the West Virginia chapter of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative grassroots advocacy organization.