BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - One father's determination and love for his son has him on an all-consuming mission to transform the way Louisiana tests young students. His autistic son failed the LEAP test ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The issue of whether the LEAP test is a good way to evaluate our children is back before the Legislature, but this time, the discussion is more heated than ever and the call ...

A Louisiana parent is driven mad by the state’s LEAP tests, the standardized assessment it inflicts on fourth and eighth grade public school students, with the goal of imposing “accountability” on ...

Student taking a practice LEAP test: “I don't understand this question.” Teacher: “Let’s take a closer look.” Student taking practice LEAP test: “Oh! I get it. Why they just didn't ask that?” This ...

Students at New Iberia Senior High have a week left of LEAP testing. Principal Curt Landry says they’re getting some preliminary results back and they are looking good, but the problem comes in with ...

Once again, Zachary came out on top in Louisiana on the LEAP standardized tests, collectively showing high mastery in English, math and science, according to results released July 12. Zachary students ...

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (KPLC) - Statewide 2017-2018 LEAP test scores are in, showing an overall improvement from last year's scores. The number of students in the state who scored mastery and above for ...

The Louisiana Department of Education has started planning for the future of the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) test. The department has released the future of assessment survey for ...

A state senator’s bill on Louisiana’s statewide student tests is well-intentioned but ill-advised. At best, it’s superfluous, and at worst, directly counterproductive. Senate Bill 246, by Mark Abraham ...

Recently, Quin Hillyer made a full-throated defense of LEAP because our state's LEAP scores have increased. While Hillyer's logic is sound, I must counter that not only should we get rid of LEAP, but ...