charter schools
State treasurer clarifies how charter schools can use Hope Scholarship funds for students
West Virginia students won’t be able to use the Hope Scholarship to to attend public charter schools full time, according to State Treasurer Riley Moore, who emphasized it would be “double dipping” in funds from public schools and the educating savings account program. The Hope Scholarship gives roughly $4,400 per student in taxpayer money that […]
Charter school advocates return to Legislature in hopes of securing start-up funding
West Virginia charter school advocates are asking lawmakers for help funding start-up costs, including securing buildings for classrooms. The requests, laid out before lawmakers on Sunday, come on the heels of several Republican-backed bills this year that supported charter schools and expanded opportunities for their students. One sweeping piece of legislation bolstered funding for the […]