 It's not just about those academic assessments. You know, for years I've talked on this show about, you know, when people try to compare Louisiana to other states, particularly with the ACT score, you know, we're one of the handful of states across the country that every child takes the ACT. So when you compare our ACT score, our average ACT score against everybody else in the country, it's apples to oranges. If another state is only testing students who plan to go to college.