The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Hope Scholarship Report Shows Growth In Enrollment, Cost
Spending via the Hope Scholarship Program has increased by more than 50% over the past year, with most of the money going to nonpublic, private schools.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Hopes For Nuclear Investment And 9/11 Remembered
On this West Virginia Week, the state signs a memorandum of understanding about nuclear energy, the Public Service Commission disputes need for a transmission line, and 9/11 is remembered.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPack Responds To Lawsuit Over Hope Scholarship Expansion
The suit alleges the expansion is inconsistent with the state Constitution's guarantee of a thorough and efficient system of free schools and could lead to the closure of their local elementary school.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSchools Disqualified, Placed On Probation From Hope Scholarship Program
The schools were punished for financial misconduct and violations of the program's rules.
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Hope Scholarship Applications Nearly Double From Last Year
Based on a full scholarship of just over $5,400 per student, Treasurer Larry Pack’s office estimated the program’s cost is currently $155 million.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNational Analysis Identifies Disparities In Distribution Of School Choice Vouchers In W.Va.
Starting in March, existing private school and traditional homeschool students became eligible to participate in the Hope Scholarship program.
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