BATON ROUGE — Louisiana students can now qualify for the TOPS scholarship by taking a conservative alternative to ACT and the SAT exams, but it is not currently accepted for admissions to any public university in Louisiana.

According to the Louisiana Illuminator , the Classical Learning Test, or CLT for short, evaluates students on math, writing and grammar with an emphasis on classic literature and historic documents that “had a lasting influence on Western culture,” according to the CLT website.

Its primary proponents are conservative educators. In addition to Louisiana, Oklahoma accepts the CLT for qualification for its version of TOPS.

The Classical Learning Test was launched in 2015 by Classic Learning Initiatives. It is accepted for admissions primarily by private Christian scho

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