If it’s really a “scholarship,” the academic standards for Louisiana’s TOPS program are way too low. If it’s “merit-based financial aid,” better-off families will continue to reap the vast share of ...

To what extent the TOPS scholarship program is funded next year won't be resolved until June -- at the earliest. (Photo by Brianna Paciorka, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) (Brianna Paciorka) Louisiana ...

Phyllis Taylor, widow of TOPS creator Patrick F. Taylor, spoke out against proposed changes to the Louisiana scholarship program. House Bill 77 would create a flat rate for TOPS awards, increasing ...

Louisiana's TOPS college tuition program is much beloved by middle-class families, a point of bickering among state lawmakers and a high-dollar, mainly discretionary spending item in the state's ...