On Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice said he supports “two or three pilot charter schools” in West Virginia.
Earlier that day, state Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, reiterated his support for both charter schools and education savings accounts (ESAs) in a letter he sent to the Gazette-Mail for publication.
On Tuesday, Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Patricia Rucker, R-Jefferson, said the upcoming special legislative session on education will include “something” on charter schools and ESAs. ESAs give parents public money to provide their kids alternatives to public school, like private schooling and homeschooling.
Also Tuesday, House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, said on the MetroNews Talkline radio program that he voted for “school choice” provisions before, and “I’ll vote for them again.”
His House Education Committee chairman, Danny Hamrick, R-Harrison, resigned after having a relationship with a legislative intern, and Hanshaw has yet to name a replacement.
These legislative leaders have expressed differences in what flavors of charter schools or non-public school vouchers they support. But they’re all calling for some type.
Meanwhile, state Board of Education President Dave Perry, a Democrat whom Justice appointed when Justice was a Democrat, has said he may support charter schools and ESAs, provided funding for public schools is protected.
Submitted May 05, 2019 at 01:47AM by MountainsMan55 http://bit.ly/2PVsCu5
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