The number of Louisiana high school graduates in the class of 2021 who qualified for the state’s free college tuition program hit a five-year low, according to state figures shared Wednesday. The COVID-19 pandemic, two straight years of major hurricanes and declining college enrollment are contributing factors, an education official says. A preliminary enrollment survey
TOPS qualifiers down after hurricanes and COVID
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