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State notifies families after limited Louisiana Gator scholarship funding; thousands remain on eligibility list
Summary
The Louisiana Department of Education and its program administrator have notified families of limited awards under the new Louisiana Gator Scholarship accounts, funding returning scholarship students first and identifying roughly 700–800 additional slots that may be offered as families opt in.
The Louisiana Department of Education has informed families about initial allocations under the new Louisiana Gator Scholarship accounts, but state officials cautioned that funding will cover far fewer applicants than applied.
Caleb Moore, deputy chief of staff in the department's Office of School Choice, said the department funded all returning scholarship students and identified another roughly "between 7 and 800" additional applicants that could…
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