“Educational savings accounts would literally be lifesavers” – Jaimee Syzmanski
“I am a speech language pathologist here in the northern panhandle of West Virginia and I specialize in dyslexia. I have a private practice where I work with both children and adults, on diagnosis and then point them in the right direction for tutoring – whether...
“Education looks different for many different people” – Becky Griffin
“I’m a native of Arizona and I grew up in Arizona public education. I love this state. I was a huge public education advocate for years. When I raised my own kids, I started to take a more active role and visited hundreds of classrooms, then I started to shift in my...
Research Shows Education Savings Accounts Are Being Used Precisely as Intended from the Heritage Foundation
Recently, reimaginED executive editor Matt Ladner noted the 10th anniversary of education savings accounts, which debuted in Arizona in the form of the Empowerment Scholarship Account. In the past decade, research has demonstrated a refreshing truth about the...
EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDER FAQS
Are you curious about becoming an education service provider for West Virginia’s new Hope Scholarship program? We have the answers to your most frequently asked questions here! Feel free to reach out to our staff if you have any additional questions. You can also...
EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FAQS
Key leaders in the West Virginia House of Delegates have filed legislation (HB 2013) that, if passed, would create Hope Scholarships, education savings accounts (ESAs) for West Virginia students. ESAs are online-based accounts funded with the state-portion of their...
2021 WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FAST FACTS
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EXPLORING WEST VIRGINIA’S PRIVATE EDUCATION SECTOR
Exploring West Virginia’s Private Education Sector synthesizes information about West Virginia’s private schools from a survey conducted by EdChoice.
The Mountain State does not currently have any educational choice programs, but recent legislative pushes have brought options such as education savings accounts (ESAs) into the spotlight.
EDUCATION POLLING RESULTS
As part of its inaugural “State of the Mountain State” polling series, the Cardinal Institute for WV Policy surveyed West Virginians on their attitudes regarding West Virginia’s K-12 education system. Unfortunately, the results were not promising. As the graphic...
EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR WEST VIRGINIA STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
As the Cardinal Institute wrote last year, the accounts are becoming law in states around the country and could provide West Virginia children and families with new educational options. In this brief, the Cardinal Institute explains how the accounts can benefit...
WEST VIRGINIA AND EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Our latest study, West Virginia and Education Savings Accounts, finds that West Virginia would benefit from the implementation of education savings accounts – a relatively new school choice program on the cutting edge of American education reform....