Families Prevail in West Virginia School-Choice Fight

The state’s supreme court has given parents and children a much-needed victory in their quest for educational freedom.

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Thousands of West Virginia families are breathing sighs of relief and, undoubtedly, releasing tears of joy today.

In July, after more than 3,000 students had been accepted into the Mountain State’s new Hope Scholarship Education Savings Account program, interest groups opposed to school choice sued. Their lawsuit resulted in a court injunction that temporarily halted the program — and put children’s futures in jeopardy. But last week, West Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled in the program’s favor, allowing it to resume:

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Ed Tarnowski

Ed Tarnowski is a State Policy Associate at EdChoice, a Freedom Conservatism Statement of Principles signatory, and a University of Rhode Island graduate. He has been published in National Review, the Washington Examiner, Education Next, and GoLocalProv.

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Marc LeBlond

Marc LeBlond is the director of policy at EdChoice, a national education nonprofit.

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