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 ...

Nonpublic and Home-school students are eligible to take LEAP 2025 tests. The St. Mary Parish School Board is offering the test to those children. Nonpublic school students must pay a fee of $35 per ...

On his first day in office, Gov. Jeff Landry cut off an alternative graduation route for Louisiana high school seniors who fail the state’s academic progress exam. The state Board of Elementary and ...

(KSLA) — “In 2019, Louisiana ranked 42nd in the country; in 2022, we are now ranked 11th in the country,” state Education Superintendent Cade Brumley said Wednesday. [RELATED: Louisiana LEAP scores ...

State-wide testing begins tomorrow and lasts the rest of the week for third through tenth graders in Louisiana. Fourth and eighth graders will take the LEAP test, which will determine whether they're ...

IF AND WHEN A DEAL IS ANNOUNCED. AND NEW IN THE NEWSROOM, BONNABEL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EXPECT METAL DETECTORS STARTING ON MONDAY. IT’S PART OF A NEW SAFETY MEASURE JUST ANNOUNCED BY THE PRINCIPAL ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will consider an appeals process for high school seniors who do not meet the state’s LEAP test scoring requirement for graduation. This ...

BATON ROUGE, La. - In Louisiana, high school students have to pass the LEAP test to graduate. But, now the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education wants to help those who didn't. They recently ...