Jennifer Rogers, Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) Financial Aid Director, during a meeting at IHL headquarters Wednesday, May 8, 2024 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
A bill to open a college financial aid program for the first time ever to Mississippians who are adult, part-time and very low-income students fell to the wayside in a legislative session dominated by fights over Medicaid and K-12 funding.
