West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Kelly Allen, the Executive Director at the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says more than 200,000 West Virginians could see relief on student loans as part of a forgiveness plan announced by President Joe Biden. Read the full article. Randy Yohe discussed the West Virginia impact of student…
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Daily Athenaeum - Thousands of students at West Virginia University could see some level of loan forgiveness as part of President Biden's plan to wipe out billions of dollars in student debt. The announcement comes at a time when the cost of being a college student has soared. Read the full article. The plan would forgive up…
Mountain State Spotlight, Beckley Register-Herald - Steve Wamsley’s Randolph County roots run deep. He’s been principal of Tygarts Valley Middle/High School, south of Elkins, for over a decade. Four generations of his family have attended school there. Read the full article. The Tygarts Valley community is full of pride. The school’s hallways are decorated with…
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Williamson Daily News - President Joe Biden’s planned student loan forgiveness might have an outsized financial benefit for former West Virginia college students. Read the full article. The plan would forgive $10,000 in current federal student loan debt for everyone making under $125,000 annually. Debt holders could be forgiven whether they actually earned…
Daily Athenaeum - This year, students are paying more out of pocket than ever before with recent increases in tuition and fees at West Virginia University. In the future, they could expect to spend even more. Read the full article. In an exclusive interview with The Daily Athenaeum on Monday, WVU President E. Gordon Gee…
West Virginia MetroNews- The Hope Scholarship Board voted Tuesday to process more than 180 applications that came in after the new program’s May 16 deadline. Read the full article. West Virginia Deputy Treasurer for of Savings Programs Amy Willard told the board most parents who applied late said they had become recently aware of the…
West Virginia MetroNews - In the first year, 3,010 students have been awarded new Hope Scholarships to pay for educational costs of leaving the public school system. Read the full article. The scholarship amount varies each school year. For the 2022-23 year, it will be $4,298.60. So the state will be putting up $12,938,786 for…
Beckley Register-Herald - State legislators, past and present, who have voted to undercut support of public education should be embarrassed. Public funding for our colleges and universities in West Virginia has been trimmed consistently over the past decade just as both the state’s students and its economy have needed a hand up. Read the full…
Mountain State Spotlight - Last summer, the West Virginia University Foundation — the institution’s fundraising arm — touted in a news release that it had raised a record $270 million. Read the full article. Foundation President and CEO Cindi Roth said the number “speaks volumes about the generosity and commitment of our alumni and friends.” WVU President…
In the first months after the federal government began issuing monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), West Virginia saw a significant decrease in food insufficiency. West Virginians largely spent their CTC payments on household essentials, with food being at the top of the list, followed by utilities, clothing, and paying down debt.…