If alternative K-12 education is the new frontier, then West Virginia is the Wild West. In early March, “The 74” broke the story of The Hive Learning […]
Tag: Hope Scholarship
Legislative panels OK bills for Hope Scholarship, patriotic society school presentations
MORGANTOWN — Senate and House education committees approved a Hope Scholarship bill and a patriotic societies bill without debate on Wednesday and sent them on to their […]
Senators get a look at Hope Scholarship enrollment and dollars
MORGANTOWN – The Senate School Choice Committee received a review of the Hope Scholarship program on Wednesday, and a little look at what’s ahead for next school […]
School choice requires more funds
CHARLESTON — A couple of programs related to “school choice” policies could call for millions of dollars more in state spending in the coming year. The state […]
Moore needs to hold his horses on Hope expansion
West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore is pushing to quickly grow the Hope Scholarship. He’s asking for a year-round application period, which currently only runs March 1 to […]
Treasurer wants the Hope apps all year
West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore wants to lower some barriers for the Hope Scholarship, which provides money for students leaving the public school system to use for […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 6
Good: SB 577 is the resurrected insulin copay cap. Last year’s iteration, HB 4252, passed both chambers, but the House didn’t concur with the Senate’s changes before […]
Let them play: Find equitable alternative to House Bill 2820
We’ve made our stance clear on syphoning education funds from public schools and distributing them to private, parochial or charter schools or even individuals: You can’t expect […]
Hope scholarship students could play on public school teams under bill passed by House
Delegates passed a bill that would allow Hope Scholarship recipients who are educated in non-public settings to participate on public school athletic teams. “All it is doing […]
Campbell: Hope scholarship amendment won’t affect Mon Schools
The first reading of Policy 2371 proceeded without fanfare during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Monongalia County Board of Education. That’s because it was a formality. Policy […]