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 ...

WWNO continues its series "Behind the Test" with a look at standardized testing through the lens of test anxiety. In the weeks leading up to the LEAP test, teachers do a lot to prepare students: ...

Reducing administrative errors means instructing teachers on how to administer high-stakes tests. School is winding up for the year, and students have the state LEAP test behind them. That’s the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Louisiana Department of Education released its results from the 2022-23 school year LEAP test. The LEAP test assesses students on their proficiency in English, Language Arts, Math, Science, and ...