BREAKING: West Virginia House Education Committee passed a bill to fund students instead of systems.
Families would be able to take their children's education dollars to the education provider of their choosing:
• Private school
• Tutoring
• Testing / Instructional materials
• Special needs therapies
• Any other approved education expenses
Over 90% of students in the state would be eligible for the program.
House Bill 2013: "Hope Scholarship Program"
Sponsors:
Del. Joe Ellington [R]
Del. Joshua Higginbotham [R]
Del. Amy Summers [R]
Del. Caleb Hanna [R]
Del. Jonathan Pinson [R]
Del. Johnnie Wamsley [R]
Del. Laura Kimble [R]
Del. Dean Jeffries [R] wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bi…
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Jeb Bush: "Education Freedom Accounts would empower parents to direct funds where their children need it most."
"If successful, New Hampshire will have the most choice-friendly education system in the country."
"New Hampshire has an opportunity to be a leader in making America a place where every child can expect a good education, regardless of where they live or how much their family earns."
"Dollars following a child to another provider could leave public schools with fewer funds.
But that's not siphoning. It's connecting the money to the people it is most supposed to serve — children — & the funds only leave if a family has found an education provider it prefers"
"A family taking money for their child’s education from a public to a private school no more siphons dollars from a public school than choosing to go to Price Chopper siphons from Hy-Vee."