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Allegheny Mountain Radio Braves Storm Of Federal Cuts
This month, the CPB will begin winding down its operations. The funding cuts will mostly affect NPR and PBS affiliates like our home station. Smaller stations are being hit especially hard. Like Allegheny Mountain Radio, on the Virginia-West Virginia border. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Scott Smith, Allegheny Mountain Radio’s general manager.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThis month, the CPB will begin winding down its operations. The funding cuts will mostly affect NPR and PBS affiliates like our home station. Smaller stations are being hit especially hard. Like Allegheny Mountain Radio, on the Virginia-West Virginia border. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with Scott Smith, Allegheny Mountain Radio’s general manager.
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Back in January, the state Treasurer’s office projected a budget of just over $315 million for the Hope Scholarship program if all of the newly eligible students across the state participated.
But the number of newly eligible students dropped from roughly 54,000 to 43,000.
Now, revised projections for the 2026-2027 school year indicate the Hope Scholarship will cost West Virginia just under $245 million – about $70 million less than previously expected.
“Regardless of the expected cost, we look forward to helping our parents and students find the right education that fits their unique needs,” said state Treasurer Larry Pack, chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, in a press release.
Those figures could be further revised if needed before the 2026 legislative session gets underway.
The Hope Scholarship program provides financial assistance to qualifying families of K-12 students to be used for tuition, homeschool curriculum and other qualified educational expenses.
The amount awarded to each student varies depending on the amount of state aid and the number of students. It’s projected to be $5,435.62 per student for the 2026-27 school year.
State Treasurer Larry Pack announced Wednesday that his office has approved Outschool, a California-based online learning platform, as a vendor on the Hope Scholarship portal.
Applications are still being accepted for prorated scholarships, and it is anticipated that around 19,000 students will participate in the 2025-2026 Hope Scholarship program.
The House of Delegates passed a pair of bills today that would send more than $60 million to the Hope Scholarship. The bills first require a stamp of approval form the state Senate.
Over 19,000 participants are expected to enroll in the Hope Scholarship program for the 2025-26 school year, almost doubling the 11,000 that were approved this academic year.
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