West Virginia’s Supreme Court has taken over consideration of whether a scholarship for students leaving the public school system violates the state constitution. A majority of justices rejected a motion to stay a lower court’s decision to halt the Hope Scholarship, but the Supreme ...
Cars from the future? Just like that, a new narrative in the education of the Mountain State’s young people took shape Tuesday morning in the parking lot of a nondescript, white-and-maroon brick building at 763 Chestnut Ridge Road. That’s when parents began rolling up with their ...
Call Wednesday just another day at the office — in the unprecedented life of the West Virginia Academy. Classrooms have been renovated, furnishings are being delivered and work is being completed on the playground, in preparation of the first day of school next month. What makes it ...
COVID still a threat; please get vaccinated Choices — life is full of them. Some choices are mundane. Some choices are life altering. Our friend’s family roots are on a farm in Wood County. He left this state years ago and settled in Tennessee. He met Mary. Her family roots are in ...
A week ago, Kanawha Circuit Court Judge Joanna Tabit ruled, correctly, the Hope Scholarship violates the West Virginia Constitution. Judge Tabit said, “The Hope Scholarship Program in my view undermines the free education system by requiring the Department of Education to take funds ...
The attempt to make West Virginia a national leader in school choice has hit a legal roadblock. Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Joanna Tabit on Wednesday blocked the state’s implementation of the Hope Scholarship. The state Legislature created the Hope Scholarship program in 2021 to ...