05/29/2026
A controversy unfolded on Facebook last week when a trampoline park posted that it was now an “official Hope Scholarship provider.” Parents across the political spectrum — including Hope Scholarship families — expressed outrage (not necessarily at the business, which I won’t name here), but at taxpayer dollars budgeted for education going to a trampoline park when they see so many needs in their schools and communities going unaddressed.
And it isn’t just trampoline parks: Approved Hope Scholarship vendors include 24-hour gyms, dance schools, providers of golf lessons, professional photographers and companies that sell virtual reality (VR) headsets. All while the public schools that serve 85% of our children statewide are losing art and music programs, eliminating bus routes and extracurricular activities, or closing their doors altogether as public school funding needs remain unaddressed while the Hope Scholarship’s costs skyrocket."
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