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Louisiana should reset the focus of postsecondary education with the specific goals of providing affordability for Louisiana students, equitably increasing the education attainment levels of its citizens and enhancing the competitiveness of its institutions.
Louisiana should maintain a strong school accountability system, rigorous K12 academic standards and a focus on early literacy, while building upon a wide and dynamic array of education choices for students and parents.
Part 4 of a four-part series addressing public employee compensation in Louisiana.
Part 3 of a four-part series addressing public employee compensation in Louisiana.
Louisiana is heading towards a higher education enrollment cliff as experts predict a rapid drop in college-age individuals beginning in 2025.
Louisiana students and their families are bearing more of the costs of attending college, after years of declining state financing for public universities and ballooning tuition costs. The state-financed TOPS free college tuition program is filling some of those gaps for families, but with certain schools and students benefitting more than others.
One in 10 Louisiana adults are considered digitally illiterate, meaning they are unable to find information through online platforms even as more commerce, news and entertainment require such technological skills to access.