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“This landmark legislation has been five years in the making according to state Senator Patricia Rucker, who vocally supported providing West Virginia students with alternatives to failing brick and mortar schools in her district. During a webinar event held earlier this week, we heard from th… Read More

This op-ed was written by Andrew Vandiver, Vice President of EdChoice Kentucky, and Garrett Ballengee, Executive Director of the Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy.   Union strongholds and racked by the ‘Red for Ed’ movement in 2018 and 2019, West Virginia and Kentucky have since passe… Read More

Join us Tuesday, Feb. 9th at 5pm ET for PolicyPalooza! We’ll be discussing the important issues facing policymakers in West Virginia during the 2021 legislative session.   Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) a.k.a Hope Scholarships and School Choice Elimination of the Personal Income Tax (P… Read More

This op-ed was originally published in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch on January 29th, 2021. You can read the original article here.    My husband and I live in West Virginia, and we are expecting our fourth child in March. Our oldest child is entering kindergarten in the fall. My husband’s… Read More

This article was originally published in the Morgantown Dominion Post   In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, schools around the country closed, hoping to contain the growing virus’s spread. Children stuck at home struggled to find a way to connect to the Internet, pay attention in class, a… Read More

by: Mark Curtis Posted: Nov 2, 2020 / 07:37 AM EST / Updated: Nov 2, 2020 / 07:37 AM EST CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – On this week’s Inside West Virginia Politics, we talk about we could expect from Tuesday’s election, how the coronavirus impacted… Read More

You can read it here in the Martinsburg Journal.  published Oct. 10, 2020  … Read More

August 5, 2020 To: The Honorable Governor James C. Justice and State School Board President Miller Hall Subject: Six-Month Deadline Extension for Inaugural Charter School Applications Request   Dear Governor Justice and Board President Hall:   In recognition of the unprecedented challenges… Read More

In this Washington Examiner article, Cardinal’s executive director, Garrett Ballengee, is quoted on Gov. Justice’s order requiring citizens to wear a mask in public locations: Garrett Ballengee, the executive director of the free-market think tank the Cardinal Institute, told The Center… Read More

In this Center Square article, Cardinal’s executive director, Garrett Ballengee, is quoted on the negative economic ramifications for the recently-canceled Atlantic Coast Pipeline project: Garrett Ballengee, the executive director of the West Virginia-based, free-market Cardinal Institute, tol… Read More