Christian Schools
More families than ever are enrolling in school choice programsSchool choice programs nationwide are experiencing surges of growth as parents of eligible students seek out the best education for their children. Enrollment in Indiana’s… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia approves 5,000 Hope Scholarship ESA applications(The Center Square) – West Virginia received 6,300 applications for its Hope Scholarship educational savings accounts for next school year and approved 5,047 at a cost of $22 million… Read More
Energy
Fast tracking 300-mile natural gas pipeline tacked on to debt-ceiling deal(The Center Square) – A 303-mile long natural gas pipeline system was tacked on to the debt ceiling deal that was brokered Sunday night by U.S. House Republicans and… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia University makes COVID-era “test-optional” policy permanentWest Virginia University announced applicants can continue to opt-out of taking entrance tests, making its pandemic “test-optional” policy permanent.WVU’s move is part of an emerging, nationwide trend away from… Read More
Courts, Culture
18 AGs say transgender boys should play on girls’ sports teams, denying ‘inherent differences between biological males and females’A coalition of 18 state attorneys general are opposing a West Virginia law restricting youth sports participation by biological sex.Led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, the… Read More
Culture
California AG interjects with brief in West Virginia trans athletics case(The Center Square) – Twelve-year-old “B.P.J simply wants to participate on her school’s girls’ cross country and track teams with her friends. B.P.J. began expressing her gender identity… Read More
Christian Schools, Government
Why chipping away at the Blaine Amendments is important for school choiceWith 29 states currently considering school choice legislation, the education freedom movement seems unstoppable. But the legacy of a 19th century congressman hasn't made it easy.The “Blaine Amendments”… Read More
Government
West Virginia governor signs new open enrollment policy into lawGov. Jim Justice signed a bill on Saturday to allow open enrollment in West Virginia’s public schools.HB 2596 enables students to leave a public school that doesn’t meet… Read More
Public Education
ACLU opposes free speech, scientific exchange over intelligent design in West Virginia schoolsThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took a stand against free speech, opposing a West Virginia bill that would make the teaching of intelligent design in public schools constitutional. Read More
Courts
Judge: WV’s law restricting transgender athletes constitutional(The Center Square) – A federal judge paved the way for West Virginia’s law barring transgender girls from participating on female sports teams to be enforced, ruling the… Read More
Government
West Virginia’s highest court’s opinion: Education choice programs, traditional public school systems can co-exist(reimaginED) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, which last month upheld the constitutionality of the Hope Scholarship education choice program, issued on Thursday a 49-page majority… Read More
Public Education
Report: Pandemic policies set average WV school district back 7 months in math(The Center Square) – Every West Virginia school district saw significant learning losses between 2019 and 2022, with students being more than three-fourths of a year behind on average,… Read More
Government
West Virginia’s Amendment 4 would hold appointed state education board accountable, supporters argueEvery government agency in West Virginia is required by law to submit new rules and regulations to state lawmakers for approval, with one glaring exception: the Department of Education. Read More
Government
School Choice advocates hope wins in West Virginia, Arizona, encourage Kansas legislature(The Sentinel) – School Choice supporters in Kansas are applauding a pair of recent victories in West Virginia and Arizona that they hope will result in similar legislation when… Read More
Government
WV Supreme Court overturns school choice ban(The Center Square) – A temporary injunction that blocked West Virginia from implementing a school choice program is no longer in effect, per a decision from the state Supreme… Read More
Public Education
WV gets nearly $2.9 million in federal money for education, job training(The Center Square) – West Virginia received nearly $2.9 million from the federal government to support education and job training programs through two grants from the U.S. Department of… Read More
Government
West Virginia advocacy group creates website to show impact of contested scholarship program(reimaginED) – Almost immediately after a judge’s ruling shut down the state’s first education savings account program, emails flooded the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy from families pouring their… Read More
Culture, Homeschools
Homeschool nonprofit counters unlawful challenges to parental freedomsA $2,000 bill just to process homeschool paperwork in New York? A threatening letter from a school district in West Virginia, stating that a student would be required to… Read More
Government
Morrisey files WV Supreme Court brief in support of school voucher program(The Center Square) – In the legal battle to expand school choice opportunities in West Virginia, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a brief with the state Supreme Court to… Read More
Government
West Virginia charter schools finding solid ground(reimaginED) – Weeks into the start of a new school year that saw the launch of the first approved public charter schools in West Virginia, a report on the… Read More