Virginia Gov. Youngkin Announces His New School Choice Plan, $50 Million in Scholarships for Low-Income Students

Youngkin And I also ░░░░░░░░ to empower lower income ░░░░░░░░ with more opportunities for ░░░░░░░░ children I know we ░░░░░░░░ agree that no student ░░░░░░░░ be denied the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ pursue the education that ░░░░░░░░ their needs And that ░░░░░░░░ why today I am ░░░░░░░░ a new 50 million ░░░░░░░░ Opportunity Scholarship Program K ░░░░░░░░ students from families at ░░░░░░░░ below twice the federal ░░░░░░░░ to qualify for free ░░░░░░░░ meals will be eligible ░░░░░░░░ apply for a 5 ░░░░░░░░ grant each year to ░░░░░░░░ their educational needs Tuition ░░░░░░░░ books supplies fees and ░░░░░░░░ for an education at ░░░░░░░░ private school in the ░░░░░░░░ of Virginia These funds ░░░░░░░░ support 10 000 students ░░░░░░░░ scholarship program funded by ░░░░░░░░ revenue growth and not ░░░░░░░░ a single penny of ░░░░░░░░ educational funding would serve ░░░░░░░░ 000 Virginians out of ░░░░░░░░ 1 2 million public ░░░░░░░░ students More importantly though ░░░░░░░░ would provide that in ░░░░░░░░ we can support opportunity ░░░░░░░░ education and continue to ░░░░░░░░ our public schools with ░░░░░░░░ funding.”