April 16th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack says he is pleased the State legislature and the Governor passed bills that will fully fund the Hope Scholarship program for students in the Mountain State.  The scholarship gives parent option to their student’s education, allowing choices including private schooling, home schooling and microschools.  Pack says the program helps the state to lead in education innovation…

   

“The program we funded for the 25-26 school year with one hundred million dollars – that will cover about 19,000 students which is about double the size of the number of students we had the year before.”