An overwhelming majority of 10/12 poll respondents think non-college-bound eighth graders should be held to the same academic standards as their peers who plan to go to college. Some 91% voted ‘no’ when asked whether the Louisiana Legislature should lower the standards for the non-college-bound students taking the eighth-grade LEAP test. Another 4% indicated they believe the standards should be different. The remaining 4% said they don’t know. This week’s question: Has your confidence in the corridor economy changed over the past three months?
Poll: Don’t lower education standards
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