West Virginia lawmakers take closer look at HOPE Scholarship

House Finance Committee originates bill reining in Hope Scholarship program

CHARLESTON – With eligibility for West Virginia's educational voucher program set to expand to all families in the state as soon as July, a new bill could establish additional protections for taxpayer dollars and accountability.

WV House Finance Committee mulls change to Hope Scholarship school voucher due to $230M price tag

The House Finance Committee is considering some significant changes to West Virginia’s education voucher program, the Hope Scholarship, as the cost has ballooned to an estimated $230 million.

West Virginia lawmakers take closer look at HOPE Scholarship

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — For the first time since bringing the program to the state, West Virginia lawmakers are taking a closer look at HOPE scholarship funding. At a highly-attended House Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday morning, delegates identified excessive funding on technology, testing, extracurriculars and miscellaneous costs in the budget. “We were seeing a lot of expanded expense [...]

AFP-WV Key Vote Alert: Oppose House Finance Originating Bill Regarding Hope Scholarship

Dear Lawmaker,   On behalf of Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia and our activists across the state, I urge you to OPPOSE House Finance Originating Bill Regarding the Hope Scholarship. This vote may be recorded in our 2026 session legislative scorecard.   Prior to 2021, West Virginia was a frustrating outlier when it came to school choice options. Realizing the state was severely behind the times, principled lawmakers took bold action on beh…

West Virginia Moves to Cap Hope Scholarship Funding Changes Before Rollout

By The Education Magazine | February 19, 2026 The Hope Scholarship funding changes advanced on February 18, 2026, after the West Virginia House Finance Committee introduced a bill that would cap scholarship awards just weeks before the program expanded to all students statewide. The proposal would fix the annual award at $5,250, below the previously projected $5,435, creating a reduction of nearly $200 per child as applications for the universal…