Friday Feature: West Virginia Families United for Education

Colleen HroncichAs school choice programs expand throughout the country, there ’s often an information gap. Many parents—even in states with a long history of choice—have never heard of these programs This means their children may be missing out on an educational option that would help them thrive.Parents in West Virginia won ’t have this problem if Jamie Buckland has her way. A homeschooling mom of four, Jamie startedWest Virginia Families United for Education (FUE) in March to help families navigate their options in a  changing environment.While FUE is new, Jamie ’s efforts helping families find their best educational options aren’t. “I’ve been working to help homeschool families for 15 years—including helping them navigate problems with their county school boards, successfully pushing for public sports access for homeschoolers, and startingAppalachian Classical Academy, ” she explains. “Now I can use that experience and those connections to help other families.”West Virginia lawmakers passed a  charter school law and theHope Scholarship education savings account (ESA) in the last few years, so parents are suddenly able to find new learning alternatives for their children. Her background in homeschool support and advocacy has left Jamie with the knowledge to help families figure out what will work best for their kids —and how to access it.Sadly, much of Jamie ’s recent work has focused on helping parents whose hopes were dashed when opponen...
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