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 ...

A little more than a one-third of Louisiana's students continue to show a mastery of English, math and social studies, according to numbers released Tuesday (July 10) by Louisiana's Education ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...