“For families like ours, education savings accounts would make a huge difference because they’d give us a lot of flexibility. Just because a school isn’t right for someone like our child or family doesn’t mean it’s a bad school – but parents should have the option to choose which school they think is a good fit for their kids.” – Katie Switzer
“My husband and I moved to West Virginia about four years ago. We have three children and expecting our fourth in the next month. Our oldest just turned five and he’s getting ready to enter kindergarten.” “As we prepare for that, my husband and I have started to...
“Our family’s wish to allow my son to attend a private Christian school setting was granted when the Hope Scholarship was created!” – Patricia Woodson
"My name is Patricia, and I live in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The injunction against the Hope Scholarship has highly impacted our plans for our child’s education. My son who is going into the third grade would greatly benefit from what a private school setting...
“The Hope scholarship was going to allow us the financial flexibility we needed to afford the private school that would help my kids, especially my son. ” – Kevin Thompson
"The ruling on the Hope Scholarship is very upsetting. Our family was approved to use the Hope Scholarship to put my son and daughter in private school. My son has ADHD and is on the gifted scale. The schools here in Berkeley County do not have any programs that can...
“Not every student can succeed to their full potential in the public school. These students should have the choice to use their allocated funds to receive the education of that meets their needs.” – Kathleen Miller
“Mind your own business and teach math. This was the response I received from a public school administrator when I expressed my concerns about a teenage girl in my class who seemed to be sinking away. Our small-town school had somehow become a stoic place where...
“Our public school district cannot assign him a one-on-one teacher for the whole day. They aren’t able to give him the attention he requires.” – Andrea McNeely
"We were super excited to be receiving the Hope Scholarship this year. I am so saddened that an injunction was put in place. My 5 year old son has special needs and HOPE schooling (through the Individualized Instruction Program) would have given him the best...
“Public education can be a great thing for some, but it also teaches values I don’t agree with.” – Megan Trzicak
"I am one of the parents who had been approved to use the Hope Scholarship. I was planning to use it for my youngest son’s tuition at Victory Baptist Academy. My son attended a local Christian school from pre-school through 3rd grade. After that he attended a public...
“Our family needs the Hope Scholarship to be able to afford the school our daughters need.” – Chelsea
"Our family NEEDS the Hope Scholarship. Both of my daughters were approved to use the Hope Scholarship for Fall 2022. We intended to put them into 2nd grade and Kindergarten at a private school this school year. My 7 year old experienced intense mental and physical...
“Every child deserves access to educational services that will best fit them.” – Katie Switzer
"The ruling on the Hope Scholarship by Judge Tabit causes immediate harm to my family. My children and thousands of others were depending on this funding. We are only weeks from the start of the school year in West Virginia. The justice system has had nearly a year...
Research & Commentary: Education Savings Accounts for West Virginia children have never been more timely and necessary from the Heartland Institute
Near-Universal ESA Program Would Bring Mountain State To The Forefront Of The Education Choice Movement. Legislation introduced in the West Virginia Senate would establish a nearly-universal education savings account (ESA) program in the Mountain State. If...
Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) from EdChoice
Education savings accounts (ESAs) allow parents to withdraw their children from public district or charter schools and receive a deposit of public funds into government-authorized savings accounts with restricted, but multiple, uses. Those funds—which families...