The cost of the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students has increased fivefold since its inception. In 1998, about 24,000 students benefited from the financial aid program at a cost of $54 million to the state. Eighteen years later, TOPS costs the state nearly $284 million to finance the tuition of some 52,000 students. The ballooning
Top heavy: TOPS has increased fivefold since its inception in 1998
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