Higher Education

If you were counting on TOPS money for full tuition to college next year. It's time you quit living in a fantasy land and get ready to pay your share.

Most of us would like to be in control of our own finances. Louisiana's public universities and colleges feel the same way. The legislature is currently debating the idea.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is going to be featured on the HBO Series Vice. The topic of conversation will be how states are struggling across the nation to fund higher education.

The Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee says the state does have enough money to fund the TOPS program. If so this would avoid a potential disaster for the state's colleges and universities.

So far any changes to Louisiana's TOPS program have failed to make it out of the House Education Committee.

It doesn't look as if Louisiana's TOPS program is completely dead. However, it's reincarnation could look a whole lot different than the original model.

Don't be fooled. There is a direct impact that cuts to higher education funding could have on LSU football. It's something that could happen even before the season begins.

How can you pay for college without TOPS? There is a way to get it done but it's going to take a lot more effort on your part.

There has been confusing news surrounding one Louisiana University and whether or not it will have to shut down because of the current budget crisis.

LSU President F. King Alexander speculates that the average increase in fees for students attending LSU would increase by as much as $690.

Where do the rights of a professor end and the rights of a student begin? Are educators supposed to teach for real world situations or are they highly educated baby sitters? A fired LSU professor is taking the issue to court.

It's something that has already been a part of the college football landscape but for some reason we don't utilize the obvious benefits of it during the regular season.

As Bobby Jindal shifts from Governor to former Governor we wanted to know your thoughts on the job he did for you.

The head of the UL System steps down today. She reflects on her accomplishments in that role over the past two years.

State Superintendent of Education John White says the state is leaving tens of millions of dollars on the table every year because students aren't applying for financial aid.

Officials with Louisiana's State Board of Regents plan to make the new Governor honor his promise to support funding for Louisiana's future.

The firing of a tenured professor at LSU has created a major rift between the faculty and the president of the university.

The LSU Athletic Department demonstrates what real winning can mean to the entire student body.

Lafayette Parish School Superintendent Dr. Donald Aguillard's goal is for all high school principals to improve ACT scores at our high schools.

This time it's the students issuing the report card. How did the legislature do on the issue of higher education this session? The report card is in.